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> text = re.sub('(\<(/?[^\>]+)\>)', "", text)#remove the HTML
>
Python has a /r/ (raw) string literal type for regex's:
text = re.sub( r'(\<(/?[^\>]+)\>)', "", text )
In raw strings p
On Fri, 29 May 2009 11:26:07 -0700, Jared.S.Bauer wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm new to python and I'm having problems with a regular expression. I
> use textmate as my editor and when I run the regex in textmate it works
> fine, but when I run it as part of the script it freezes. Could anyone
> help me
Jared.S., even if a regex doesn't look like a program, it's like a
small program written in a strange language. And you have to test and
comment your programs.
So I suggest you to program in a more tidy way, and add unit tests
(doctests may suffice here) to your regexes, you can also use the
verbos
On May 29, 1:26 pm, jared.s.ba...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm new to python and I'm having problems with a regular expression. I
> use textmate as my editor and when I run the regex in textmate it
> works fine, but when I run it as part of the script it freezes. Could
> anyone help me figure
Hello,
I'm new to python and I'm having problems with a regular expression. I
use textmate as my editor and when I run the regex in textmate it
works fine, but when I run it as part of the script it freezes. Could
anyone help me figure out why this is happening and how to fix it.
Here is the scrip
