From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:06:13 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Use raw string literals for regexes containing backlash.
X-Git-Tag: v3.2a1~212
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=db4e939206e17c0932a177d186462c8f69f22903;p=thirdparty%2FPython%2Fcpython.git

Use raw string literals for regexes containing backlash.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst
index 7873fa82a553..26a5f529fa0c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@@ -1230,9 +1230,9 @@ in each word of a sentence except for the first and last characters::
    ...   random.shuffle(inner_word)
    ...   return m.group(1) + "".join(inner_word) + m.group(3)
    >>> text = "Professor Abdolmalek, please report your absences promptly."
-   >>> re.sub("(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
+   >>> re.sub(r"(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
    'Poefsrosr Aealmlobdk, pslaee reorpt your abnseces plmrptoy.'
-   >>> re.sub("(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
+   >>> re.sub(r"(\w)(\w+)(\w)", repl, text)
    'Pofsroser Aodlambelk, plasee reoprt yuor asnebces potlmrpy.'