https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/22fdb8cf899d2dd29f2ac0bf61309af6809719fb
commit: 22fdb8cf899d2dd29f2ac0bf61309af6809719fb
branch: main
author: Nice Zombies <[email protected]>
committer: nedbat <[email protected]>
date: 2024-09-02T07:48:15-04:00
summary:
gh-118508: Clarify which characters are matched by `\s` (#119155)
Clarify re syntax
files:
M Doc/library/re.rst
diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst
index cc979fe66f7fe9..efb2722f18038f 100644
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@@ -600,10 +600,9 @@ character ``'$'``.
``\s``
For Unicode (str) patterns:
- Matches Unicode whitespace characters (which includes
- ``[ \t\n\r\f\v]``, and also many other characters, for example the
- non-breaking spaces mandated by typography rules in many
- languages).
+ Matches Unicode whitespace characters (as defined by
:py:meth:`str.isspace`).
+ This includes ``[ \t\n\r\f\v]``, and also many other characters, for
example the
+ non-breaking spaces mandated by typography rules in many languages.
Matches ``[ \t\n\r\f\v]`` if the :py:const:`~re.ASCII` flag is used.
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