How do I parse this ? regexp ? [slighly OT]

[Jeremy Bowers]

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 20:53:14 -0400, Peter Hansen wrote:
> The re docs clearly say this is not the case:
> 
> '''
> []
>      Used to indicate a set of characters. Characters can be listed
> individually, or a range of characters can be indicated by giving two
> characters and separating them by a "-". Special characters are not active
> inside sets.
> '''
> 
> Note the last sentence in the above quotation...
> 
> -Peter

Aren't regexes /fun/?

Also from that passage, Simon, note the "-" right in front of 
[-\[\]0-9,. ], another one that's tripped me up more than once.

Wheeee!

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regular expressions.'' Now they have two problems." - jwz
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