Tim Chase wrote: > Ah...the picture is becoming a little more clear: > > >>> r = re.compile(r'(?:\([^\)]*\)|\[[^\]]*\]|\S)+') > >>> r.findall(s) > ['(a c)b(c d)', 'e'] > > It also works on my original test data, and is a cleaner regexp > than the original. > > The clearer the problem, the clearer the answer. :)
Ah, it's exactly what I want! I thought the left and right sides of "|" are equal, but it is not true. I think I must sleep right now, lacking of sleep makes me a dull :-p. Thank you and Simon for your kindly help! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
