SF bug #732120:An extended definition of "non-overlapping" would save time.

Clarified the meaning of non-overlapping in patterns with zero length
matches.
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Raymond Hettinger 2003-08-31 05:29:02 +00:00
parent 0a6aa28681
commit 2f3e5483a3
1 changed files with 3 additions and 2 deletions

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@ -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}