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diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst index 3b2f70b..cdb9951 100644 --- a/Doc/library/re.rst +++ b/Doc/library/re.rst @@ -338,11 +338,12 @@ the second character. For example, ``\$`` matches the character ``'$'``. ``\d`` For Unicode (str) patterns: - Matches any Unicode digit (which includes ``[0-9]``, and also many - other digit characters). If the :const:`ASCII` flag is used only - ``[0-9]`` is matched (but the flag affects the entire regular - expression, so in such cases using an explicit ``[0-9]`` may be a - better choice). + Matches any Unicode decimal digit (that is, any character in + Unicode character category [Nd]). This includes ``[0-9]``, and + also many other digit characters. If the :const:`ASCII` flag is + used only ``[0-9]`` is matched (but the flag affects the entire + regular expression, so in such cases using an explicit ``[0-9]`` + may be a better choice). For 8-bit (bytes) patterns: Matches any decimal digit; this is equivalent to ``[0-9]``. |