abcd wrote:
> I have a regex: '[A-Za-z]:\\([^/:\*\?"<>\|])*'
>
> when I do, re.compile('[A-Za-z]:\\([^/:\*\?"<>\|])*') ...I get
>
> sre_constants.error: unbalanced parenthesis
>
> do i need to escape something else? i see that i have matching
> parenthesis.
You should use raw string:
re.compile(r'[A-Za-z]:\\([^/:\*\?"<>\|])*')
Regards,
Rob