[ python3.1.1, re.__version__='2.2.1' ]
I'm trying to use re to split a string into (any number of) pieces of
these kinds:
1) contiguous runs of letters
2) contiguous runs of digits
3) single other characters
e.g. 555tHe-rain.in#=1234 should give: [555, 'tHe', '-', 'rain',
'.', 'in', '#', '=', 1234]
I tried:
>>> re.match('^(([A-Za-z]+)|([0-9]+)|([-.#=]))+$',
>>> '555tHe-rain.in#=1234').groups()
('1234', 'in', '1234', '=')
Why is 1234 repeated in two groups? and why doesn't "tHe" appear as a
group? Is my regexp illegal somehow and confusing the engine?
I *would* like to understand what's wrong with this regex, though if
someone has a neat other way to do the above task, I'm also interested
in suggestions.
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