No. Did you try that? It doesn't evn look like valid python code to me.
You want a single string with the r before it, not 3 separate strings.
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On Jan 12, 2011, at 8:02 AM, "Yaniga, Frank" <frank.yan...@gdit.com> wrote:
> I believe I had epiphany:
>
> test = re.compile('MAT file (billing|carrier|log|util)' r'\\' '\d{8}
> deleted')
>
> is this correct?
>
> _____________________________________________
> From: Yaniga, Frank
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:20 AM
> To: 'tutor@python.org'; 'h...@python.org'
> Subject: question regarding regular expression compile
>
>
> I am determining a regular expression that can recognize the any of the
> following strings:
>
> MAT file log\20101225 deleted
> MAT file billing\20101225 deleted
> MAT file util\20101225 deleted
> MAT file carrier\20101225 deleted
>
> I begin by creating a regular expression object so that I can reuse it in
> multiple operations:
>
> test = re.compile(‘MAT file
>
> for log, billing, util, and carrier I use an arbitrary match:
>
> (log|billing|util|carrier)
>
> for 20101225 I use decimal digit with repetition match:
>
> \d{8}
>
> and finish with:
>
> delete’)
>
>
> My question is how do I handle the backslash (NOTE: the match must only be a
> backslash)?
>
>
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