On 29/07/11 19:52, Rustom Mody wrote: > MRAB wrote: > > findall returns a list of tuples (what the groups captured) if there > is more than 1 group, > > or a list of strings (what the group captured) if there is 1 group, > or a list of > > strings (what the regex matched) if there are no groups. > > Thanks. > It would be good to put this in the manual dont you think? It is in the manual. > > Also, the manual says in the 'match' section > > "Note If you want to locate a match anywhere in /string/, use search() > instead." > > to guard against users using match when they should be using search. > > Likewise it would be helpful if the manual also said (in the > match,search sections) > "If more than one match/search is required use findall" > >
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