[Python-checkins] r87913 - python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/howto/regex.rst

[terry.reedy]

Author: terry.reedy
Date: Tue Jan 11 00:16:24 2011
New Revision: 87913

Log:
Issue #10875: Update Regular Expression HOWTO; additional backport.


Modified:
   python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/howto/regex.rst

Modified: python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/howto/regex.rst
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--- python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/howto/regex.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/release31-maint/Doc/howto/regex.rst	Tue Jan 11 00:16:24 2011
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@
 Some of the special sequences beginning with ``'\'`` represent predefined sets
 of characters that are often useful, such as the set of digits, the set of
 letters, or the set of anything that isn't whitespace.  The following predefined
-special sequences are available:
+special sequences are a subset of those available. The equivalent classes are
+for bytes patterns. For a complete list of sequences and expanded class
+definitions for Unicode string patterns, see the last part of
+:ref:`Regular Expression Syntax <re-syntax>`.
 
 ``\d``
    Matches any decimal digit; this is equivalent to the class ``[0-9]``.