converting perl to python - simple questions.

[Randal L. Schwartz]

>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Peters <tim_one at email.msn.com> writes:

Tim> Perl actually has the same problem, but it's *usually* hidden by "regexp
Tim> context"; e.g.;

Tim>     $string =~ /\bthe/

Tim> matches "the" starting at a word boundary, while

Tim>     $pattern = "\bthe";
Tim>     $string =~ /$pattern/

Tim> matches "the" following a backspace character.

Oddly enough, these *will* match word boundaries:

	$pattern = '\bthe';

	$pattern = qr/\bthe/;

Yes, Perl is heavily context sensitive... and so are human beings. :)

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