- Included examples documenting how the lastindex member of

match objects work.
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@ -823,16 +823,20 @@ The value of \var{endpos} which was passed to the
into the string beyond which the RE engine will not go.
\end{memberdesc}
\begin{memberdesc}[MatchObject]{lastindex}
The integer index of the last matched capturing group, or \code{None}
if no group was matched at all. For example, the expressions
\regexp{(a)b}, \regexp{((a)(b))}, and \regexp{((ab))} will have
\code{lastindex == 1} if applyied to the string \code{'ab'},
while the expression \regexp{(a)(b)} will have \code{lastindex == 2},
if applyied to the same string.
\end{memberdesc}
\begin{memberdesc}[MatchObject]{lastgroup}
The name of the last matched capturing group, or \code{None} if the
group didn't have a name, or if no group was matched at all.
\end{memberdesc}
\begin{memberdesc}[MatchObject]{lastindex}
The integer index of the last matched capturing group, or \code{None}
if no group was matched at all.
\end{memberdesc}
\begin{memberdesc}[MatchObject]{re}
The regular expression object whose \method{match()} or
\method{search()} method produced this \class{MatchObject} instance.