Turn the table for flags into a nested itemized environment.

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Guido van Rossum 1997-12-09 20:41:47 +00:00
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@ -271,36 +271,39 @@ The module defines the following functions and constants, and an exception:
\var{flags} value. Values can be any of the following variables,
combined using bitwise OR (the \code{|} operator).
\begin{tableii}{|l|l|}{code}{Flag}{Meaning}
\begin{itemize}
\lineii{I or IGNORECASE}{Perform case-insensitive matching;
expressions like [A-Z] will match lowercase letters, too.}
\item[I ] or IGNORECASE:
Perform case-insensitive matching; expressions like [A-Z] will match
lowercase letters, too.
\lineii{L or LOCALE}{Make \code{\e w}, \code{\e W}, \code{\e b},
\code{\e B}, dependent on the current locale.
}
\item[L ] or LOCALE:
Make \code{\e w}, \code{\e W}, \code{\e b}, \code{\e B}, dependent on
the current locale.
\item[M ] or MULTILINE:
When specified, the pattern character \code{\^} matches at the
beginning of the string and at the beginning of each line (immediately
following each newline); and the pattern character \code{\$} matches
at the end of the string and at the end of each line (immediately
preceding each newline).
\lineii{M or MULTILINE}{When specified, the pattern character \code{\^}
matches at the beginning of the string and at the beginning of each
line (immediately following each newline); and the pattern character
\code{\$} matches at the end of the string and at the end of each line
(immediately preceding each newline).
By default, \code{\^} matches only at the beginning of the string, and
\code{\$} only at the end of the string and immediately before the
newline (if any) at the end of the string.
}
\lineii{S or DOTALL}{Make the \code{.} special character match a newline; without this flag, \code{.} will match anything \emph{except} a newline.}
\item[S ] or DOTALL:
Make the \code{.} special character match a newline; without this
flag, \code{.} will match anything \emph{except} a newline.
\lineii{X or VERBOSE}{When specified, whitespace within the pattern
string is ignored except when in a character class or preceded by an
unescaped backslash, and, when a line contains a \code{\#} not in a
character class or preceded by an unescaped backslash, all characters
from the leftmost such \code{\#} through the end of the line are
ignored.
}
\item[X ] or VERBOSE:
When specified, whitespace within the pattern string is ignored except
when in a character class or preceded by an unescaped backslash, and,
when a line contains a \code{\#} not in a character class or preceded
by an unescaped backslash, all characters from the leftmost such
\code{\#} through the end of the line are ignored.
\end{tableii}
\end{itemize}
The sequence
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@ -271,36 +271,39 @@ The module defines the following functions and constants, and an exception:
\var{flags} value. Values can be any of the following variables,
combined using bitwise OR (the \code{|} operator).
\begin{tableii}{|l|l|}{code}{Flag}{Meaning}
\begin{itemize}
\lineii{I or IGNORECASE}{Perform case-insensitive matching;
expressions like [A-Z] will match lowercase letters, too.}
\item[I ] or IGNORECASE:
Perform case-insensitive matching; expressions like [A-Z] will match
lowercase letters, too.
\lineii{L or LOCALE}{Make \code{\e w}, \code{\e W}, \code{\e b},
\code{\e B}, dependent on the current locale.
}
\item[L ] or LOCALE:
Make \code{\e w}, \code{\e W}, \code{\e b}, \code{\e B}, dependent on
the current locale.
\item[M ] or MULTILINE:
When specified, the pattern character \code{\^} matches at the
beginning of the string and at the beginning of each line (immediately
following each newline); and the pattern character \code{\$} matches
at the end of the string and at the end of each line (immediately
preceding each newline).
\lineii{M or MULTILINE}{When specified, the pattern character \code{\^}
matches at the beginning of the string and at the beginning of each
line (immediately following each newline); and the pattern character
\code{\$} matches at the end of the string and at the end of each line
(immediately preceding each newline).
By default, \code{\^} matches only at the beginning of the string, and
\code{\$} only at the end of the string and immediately before the
newline (if any) at the end of the string.
}
\lineii{S or DOTALL}{Make the \code{.} special character match a newline; without this flag, \code{.} will match anything \emph{except} a newline.}
\item[S ] or DOTALL:
Make the \code{.} special character match a newline; without this
flag, \code{.} will match anything \emph{except} a newline.
\lineii{X or VERBOSE}{When specified, whitespace within the pattern
string is ignored except when in a character class or preceded by an
unescaped backslash, and, when a line contains a \code{\#} not in a
character class or preceded by an unescaped backslash, all characters
from the leftmost such \code{\#} through the end of the line are
ignored.
}
\item[X ] or VERBOSE:
When specified, whitespace within the pattern string is ignored except
when in a character class or preceded by an unescaped backslash, and,
when a line contains a \code{\#} not in a character class or preceded
by an unescaped backslash, all characters from the leftmost such
\code{\#} through the end of the line are ignored.
\end{tableii}
\end{itemize}
The sequence
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