On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Tim Chase <python.l...@tim.thechases.com> wrote: >> There are many special characters listed on >> http://docs.python.org/library/re.html >> >> I'm wondering if there is a convenient function that can readily >> convert a string with the special characters to its corresponding >> regex. For example, >> >> "some.thing" => "some\.thing" > > Did you try bothering to *read* the page you linked to? > > There's a function for escaping strings right there... > > Literacy...a worthwhile skill to obtain.
Sorry, I didn't see it. If there are examples besides explanations for each command, it will help people see the usage of each command more easily. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
