[Python-3000-checkins] r65904 - python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/re.rst

[mark.summerfield]

Author: mark.summerfield
Date: Wed Aug 20 09:40:18 2008
New Revision: 65904

Log:
Tiny fix of IGNORECASE plus removal of a UNICODE reference.



Modified:
python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/re.rst

Modified: python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/re.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/re.rst (original)
+++ python/branches/py3k/Doc/library/re.rst Wed Aug 20 09:40:18 2008
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@
``'m'``, or ``'$'``; ``[a-z]`` will match any lowercase letter, and
``[a-zA-Z0-9]`` matches any letter or digit. Character classes such
as ``\w`` or ``\S`` (defined below) are also acceptable inside a
- range, although the characters they match depends on whether :const:`LOCALE`
- or :const:`UNICODE` mode is in force. If you want to include a
- ``']'`` or a ``'-'`` inside a set, precede it with a backslash, or
- place it as the first character. The pattern ``[]]`` will match
- ``']'``, for example.
+ range, although the characters they match depends on whether
+ :const:`ASCII` or :const:`LOCALE` mode is in force. If you want to
+ include a ``']'`` or a ``'-'`` inside a set, precede it with a
+ backslash, or place it as the first character. The pattern ``[]]``
+ will match ``']'``, for example.

You can match the characters not within a range by :dfn:`complementing` the set.
This is indicated by including a ``'^'`` as the first character of the set;
@@ -493,7 +493,8 @@
IGNORECASE

Perform case-insensitive matching; expressions like ``[A-Z]`` will match
- lowercase letters, too. This is not affected by the current locale.
+ lowercase letters, too. This is not affected by the current locale
+ and works for Unicode characters as expected.


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