Useful RE patterns (was: Variable Interpolation - status of PEP 215)

[Michael Hudson]

Norman Shelley <Norman_Shelley-RRDN60 at email.sps.mot.com> writes:

> Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> 
> > ...
> > If I were to add a dozen (or so) patterns to the (S)RE module,
> > what should I pick?  What patterns do you find yourself using
> > over and over again?
> 
> All kinds of numerics, e.g. scientific (1e-6, 2e6, ...) and engineering (1u,
> 2M and/or 2MEG, ...) notation.
> 
> Python identifiers as previously mentioned.

Well, *they're* already in the tokenize module.

Cheers,
M.

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