[docs] Small suggestion, regular expressions

[Georg Brandl]

Am 12.07.2010 08:12, schrieb Ben Fisher:
> Hi,
> I have a small suggestion in Python docs, Standard library, section 7.2 re.
> One of the examples 7.2.6.6. currently reads
>>>> text = "Professor Abdolmalek, please report your absences promptly."
>>>> re.sub("(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
> 'Poefsrosr Aealmlobdk, pslaee reorpt your abnseces plmrptoy.'
>>>> re.sub("(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
> 'Pofsroser Aodlambelk, plasee reoprt yuor asnebces potlmrpy.'
> 
> I would suggest that the string literals be instead written
>>>> re.sub(r"(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
> 'Poefsrosr Aealmlobdk, pslaee reorpt your abnseces plmrptoy.'
>>>> re.sub(r"(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
> 'Pofsroser Aodlambelk, plasee reoprt yuor asnebces potlmrpy.'
> with the r in front, even though this doesn't change the code's behavior.
> In this way it would correspond with 7.2.6.7. and is better practice
> in my opinion.

Hi Ben,

thanks for the suggestion, that is indeed the better way to write
these regexes.  Should be corrected now and will be online soon.

regards,
Georg