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Regular expressions: search vs match, groups, and substitution

Python regular expressions help when patterns are simpler to express declaratively than with manual loops.

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Regular expressions: search vs match, groups, and substitution

Python regular expressions help when patterns are simpler to express declaratively than with manual loops.

  • `search` scans anywhere, `match` starts at the front
  • Groups capture subpatterns
  • `sub` performs replacements
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Regular expressions: search vs match, groups, and substitution