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.. data:: X
VERBOSE
- This flag allows you to write regular expressions that look nicer. Whitespace
- within the pattern is ignored, except when in a character class or preceded by
- an unescaped backslash, and, when a line contains a ``'#'`` neither in a
- character class or preceded by an unescaped backslash, all characters from the
- leftmost such ``'#'`` through the end of the line are ignored.
-
- That means that the two following regular expression objects that match a
+ This flag allows you to write regular expressions that look nicer and are
+ more readable by allowing you to visually separate logical sections of the
+ pattern and add comments. Whitespace within the pattern is ignored, except
+ when in a character class or when preceded by an unescaped backslash.
+ When a line contains a ``#`` that is not in a character class and is not
+ preceded by an unescaped backslash, all characters from the leftmost such
+ ``#`` through the end of the line are ignored.
+
+ This means that the two following regular expression objects that match a
decimal number are functionally equal::
a = re.compile(r"""\d + # the integral part