Problem in Using re.subn()

[Fredrik Lundh]

Joseph C. Kopec <kopecjc at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>     SubResult = re.subn('<!-- *** INSERT CONTENT HERE *** -->', Content,
> TemplateInput)

> I know my Content and TemplateInput values are good strings.

sure, but "<!-- *** INSERT CONTENT HERE *** -->" is
not a valid regular expression.

> Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

since you're matching constant strings, why not use
string.replace instead:

SubResult = string.replace(TemplateInput, '<!-- ... -->', Content)

or you can escape the asterisks:
    "<!-- \*\*\* INSERT CONTENT HERE \*\*\* -->"

for more info on regular expressions, see the library
refererence (www.python.org/doc)

hope this helps!

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