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Author	tim.peters
Recipients	gvanrossum, tim.peters
Date	2012-10-11.21:45:56
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+1. Note that this really can't be done in user-level code. For example, consider matching the pattern a\|ab against the string ab Without being _forced_ to consider the "ab" branch, the regexp will match just the "a" branch. So, e.g., the example code you posted will say "nope, it didn't match (the whole thing)".

+1.  Note that this really can't be done in user-level code.  For example, consider matching the pattern

a|ab

against the string

ab

Without being _forced_ to consider the "ab" branch, the regexp will match just the "a" branch.  So, e.g., the example code you posted will say "nope, it didn't match (the whole thing)".

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Date	User	Action	Args
2012-10-11 21:45:56	tim.peters	set	recipients: + tim.peters, gvanrossum
2012-10-11 21:45:56	tim.peters	set	messageid: <[email protected]>
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