[Tutor] confusions about re module

[naheed arafat]

someone please tell me why i'm getting this output?
specially the 'e3%' ! ! !
>>> import re
>>> re.findall('([\w]+.)','abdd.e3\45 dret.8dj st.jk')
['abdd.', 'e3%', 'dret.', '8dj ', 'st.', 'jk']

I am getting the same output for the following too..
>>> re.findall(r'([\w]+.)','abdd.e3\45 dret.8dj st.jk')
['abdd.', 'e3%', 'dret.', '8dj ', 'st.', 'jk']

wasn't i supposed to get ['abdd.','dret.'] ??
python version: 2.6.5
os: windows
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