Added note about the module's obsolescence.
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\bimodindex{regex}
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\bimodindex{regex}
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This module provides regular expression matching operations similar to
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This module provides regular expression matching operations similar to
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those found in Emacs. It is always available.
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those found in Emacs.
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\strong{Obsolescence note:}
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This module is obsolete as of Python version 1.5; it is still being
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maintained because much existing code still uses it. All new code in
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need of regular expressions should use the new \code{re} module, which
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supports the more powerful and regular Perl-style regular expressions.
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Existing code should be converted. The standard library module
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\code{reconvert} helps in converting \code{regex} style regular
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expressions to \code{re} style regular expressions. (The interfaces
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are different too, so the conversion cannot be fully automated.)
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By default the patterns are Emacs-style regular expressions
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By default the patterns are Emacs-style regular expressions
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(with one exception). There is
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(with one exception). There is
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\bimodindex{regex}
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\bimodindex{regex}
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This module provides regular expression matching operations similar to
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This module provides regular expression matching operations similar to
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those found in Emacs. It is always available.
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those found in Emacs.
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\strong{Obsolescence note:}
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This module is obsolete as of Python version 1.5; it is still being
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maintained because much existing code still uses it. All new code in
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need of regular expressions should use the new \code{re} module, which
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supports the more powerful and regular Perl-style regular expressions.
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Existing code should be converted. The standard library module
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\code{reconvert} helps in converting \code{regex} style regular
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expressions to \code{re} style regular expressions. (The interfaces
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are different too, so the conversion cannot be fully automated.)
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By default the patterns are Emacs-style regular expressions
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By default the patterns are Emacs-style regular expressions
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(with one exception). There is
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(with one exception). There is
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