[ python-Bugs-1701452 ] Feature request: Comparing regexps

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Bugs item #1701452, was opened at 2007-04-16 14:28
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Thomas Dybdahl Ahle (thomasda)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Feature request: Comparing regexps

Initial Comment:
It would be very nice with a function in the re module to compare two regular expressions and see how they overlap.
Return value would perhaps be an a constant like DISJOINT, SUBSET etc.

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