From 2f3e5483a3324b44fa5dbbb98859dc0ac42b6070 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 05:29:02 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] SF bug #732120:An extended definition of "non-overlapping"
 would save time.

Clarified the meaning of non-overlapping in patterns with zero length
matches.
---
 Doc/lib/libre.tex | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/lib/libre.tex b/Doc/lib/libre.tex
index a78fbc3b7c5..e31ccd01076 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libre.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libre.tex
@@ -547,14 +547,15 @@ ignored.
   \var{string}.  If one or more groups are present in the pattern,
   return a list of groups; this will be a list of tuples if the
   pattern has more than one group.  Empty matches are included in the
-  result.
+  result unless they touch the beginning of another match.
   \versionadded{1.5.2}
 \end{funcdesc}
 
 \begin{funcdesc}{finditer}{pattern, string}
   Return an iterator over all non-overlapping matches for the RE
   \var{pattern} in \var{string}.  For each match, the iterator returns
-  a match object.  Empty matches are included in the result.
+  a match object.  Empty matches are included in the result unless they
+  touch the beginning of another match.
   \versionadded{2.2}
 \end{funcdesc}