cpython: 87ecfd5cd5d1 (original) (raw)
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ regular expressions. Most non-trivial a
form.
-.. function:: compile(pattern[, flags=0])
+.. function:: compile(pattern, flags=0)
Compile a regular expression pattern into a regular expression object, which
can be used for matching using its :func:match and :func:search methods,
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ form.
b = re.compile(r"\d+.\d*")
-.. function:: search(pattern, string[, flags=0])
+.. function:: search(pattern, string, flags=0)
Scan through string looking for a location where the regular expression
pattern produces a match, and return a corresponding :class:MatchObject
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ form.
string.
-.. function:: match(pattern, string[, flags=0])
+.. function:: match(pattern, string, flags=0)
If zero or more characters at the beginning of string match the regular
expression pattern, return a corresponding :class:MatchObject instance.
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ form.
instead.
-.. function:: split(pattern, string[, maxsplit=0, flags=0])
+.. function:: split(pattern, string, maxsplit=0, flags=0)
Split string by the occurrences of pattern. If capturing parentheses are
used in pattern, then the text of all groups in the pattern are also returned
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ form.
Added the optional flags argument.
-.. function:: findall(pattern, string[, flags=0])
+.. function:: findall(pattern, string, flags=0)
Return all non-overlapping matches of pattern in string, as a list of
strings. The string is scanned left-to-right, and matches are returned in
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ form.
Added the optional flags argument.
-.. function:: finditer(pattern, string[, flags=0])
+.. function:: finditer(pattern, string, flags=0)
Return an :term:iterator yielding :class:MatchObject instances over all
non-overlapping matches for the RE pattern in string. The string is
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ form.
Added the optional flags argument.
-.. function:: sub(pattern, repl, string[, count, flags=0])
+.. function:: sub(pattern, repl, string, count=0, flags=0)
Return the string obtained by replacing the leftmost non-overlapping occurrences
of pattern in string by the replacement repl. If the pattern isn't found,
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ form.
Added the optional flags argument.
-.. function:: subn(pattern, repl, string[, count, flags=0])
+.. function:: subn(pattern, repl, string, count=0, flags=0)
Perform the same operation as :func:sub, but return a tuple (new_string,[](#l1.73) number_of_subs_made).
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ Regular Expression Objects
<_sre.SRE_Match object at ...>
- .. method:: RegexObject.split(string, maxsplit=0)
Identical to the :func:
splitfunction, using the compiled pattern.
@@ -766,12 +766,12 @@ Regular Expression Objects
region like for :meth:match.