[Python-checkins] r87918 - python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/howto/regex.rst

Tue Jan 11 01:07:12 CET 2011

Author: terry.reedy
Date: Tue Jan 11 01:07:12 2011
New Revision: 87918
Log:
Issue #10875: Update Regular Expression HOWTO; additional backport with 2.7 modification.
Modified:
 python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/howto/regex.rst
Modified: python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/howto/regex.rst
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--- python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/howto/regex.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/howto/regex.rst	Tue Jan 11 01:07:12 2011
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@
 Some of the special sequences beginning with ``'\'`` represent predefined sets
 of characters that are often useful, such as the set of digits, the set of
 letters, or the set of anything that isn't whitespace. The following predefined
-special sequences are available:
+special sequences are a subset of those available. The equivalent classes are
+for byte string patterns. For a complete list of sequences and expanded class
+definitions for Unicode string patterns, see the last part of
+:ref:`Regular Expression Syntax <re-syntax>`.
 
 ``\d``
 Matches any decimal digit; this is equivalent to the class ``[0-9]``.
