#14155: merge note about \b from 3.2.

2012-04-29 04:53:20 +03:00 · 2012-04-29 04:53:20 +03:00 · e240947cc0
parent fe98e2fc83 285e51b7e0
commit e240947cc0
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--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@ -417,6 +417,9 @@ accepted by the regular expression parser::
   \r      \t      \v      \x
   \\

+(Note that ``\b`` is used to represent word boundaries, and means "backspace"
+only inside character classes.)
+
 Octal escapes are included in a limited form.  If the first digit is a 0, or if
 there are three octal digits, it is considered an octal escape. Otherwise, it is
 a group reference.  As for string literals, octal escapes are always at most