Glossary · Phase 0 · Tools
Raw string
A string written with r in front, like r"\d+", where backslashes are kept as they are.
Try it now
Edit the pattern or the text and watch the matches change. Try the presets, then break one on purpose: delete a \b, or change {3} to {2}.
Learn it properly
Regular expressions · Find, check, extract and clean text patterns with the re module. About 40 minutes.
Other terms from the same lesson
- regular expression: A short pattern that describes text, like \d+ for "one or more digits", used to find, check or clean text.
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