What is the difference between the RE module and the SRE one?
-------- Original Message --------
From: Jorge Godoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Subject: Re:RE Question
Date: 18/8/2005 17:44
> Yoav wrote:
>
>
>>I don't understand why the two REs produce a different result. I read
>>the RE guide but still I can't seem to figure it out.
>>
>> >>> t
>>'echo user=name password=pass path="/ret files"\r\n'
>> >>> re.findall(r'(?<=\s)[^=]+=((?:".*")|(?:\S*))(?=\s)', t)
>>['name', 'pass', '"/ret files"']
>> >>> re.findall(r'(?<=\s)[^=]+=((".*")|(\S*))(?=\s)', t)
>>[('name', '', 'name'), ('pass', '', 'pass'), ('"/ret files"', '"/ret
>>files"', '')]
>
>
> Hi Yoav.
>
> You can see at "sre" documentation (use that instead of the docs for "re")
> that using "?:" you're asking for a non-groupping version of the
> parenthesis match. When you use parenthesis, the matched expression is
> saved for using later. Using "?:" you prevent that. This is what causes
> the difference for you.
>
>
>>Also, does '|' char (meaning or) produces a pair for each section. I
>>don't understand how it works. Can someone please direct me to a place
>>which will explain it?
>
>
> I didn't get your second question. When you use "|" the first match is
> used. It is a short-circuited version of "or". I mean, it tries the first
> regexp, if it matches, the second expression is ignored. The same is true
> for "and", except that the comparisons end on the first false result.
>
>
> Be seeing you,
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