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[SOLVED]What is the re module used for in python?

15th Aug 2018, 5:25 PM
LONGTIE👔
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regex operations. finding patterns etc .
15th Aug 2018, 5:40 PM
Markus Kaleton
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Markus Kaleton that's all it does? ok
15th Aug 2018, 5:47 PM
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Jordan oh cool!
15th Aug 2018, 6:15 PM
LONGTIE👔
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Jordan can you help me with one of my python codes?
15th Aug 2018, 6:24 PM
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You could almost say regex is a programming language by itself. really useful. More to read: https://docs.python.org/3/howto/regex.html + re module docs
15th Aug 2018, 5:49 PM
Markus Kaleton
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You can use it to process strings. I've seen it described as ctr + f on steroids. Except you can customize exactly what, how, and where to look for it.
15th Aug 2018, 6:14 PM
Jordan
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For example I use it in my chess engine (current version not yet posted here) to analyze the notation for a move. It validates that the note is of the proper format, then uses the various parts of it to construct a Move object based on the information provided. I believe I also use it when making new Piece objects. I just pass a string to the Player class and it pulls it apart, identifies the type of Piece to create and the position to create it at.
15th Aug 2018, 6:23 PM
Jordan
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LONGTIE Sure, what'cha got?
15th Aug 2018, 6:25 PM
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