py_regular_expressions interactive exercises

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py_regular_expressions interactive exercises

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ObjectedPointed out that ^ and $ need a group for alternation, a gotcha students hit

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4 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 0 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.

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Simple and helpful
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- Simple & helpful! Thanks for making this..
  mickeyt500 on HN
- Simple and cool!
  clircle on HN
Good for practicing over the holidays
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- Was looking for a December project... thank you for this.
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Pointed out that ^ and $ need a group for alternation, a gotcha students hit
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- I like it! Here is a gotcha my students stumble on. I have not noticed it while skimming your book: ^ and $ do not have special priorities. To match alternatives, write…
  mci on HN

Is this suitable for complete beginners?
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- Cool post! I feel there's a lot of experienced programmers browsing HNews. For someone who has never dabbled with Regex and only basic Python, is this something for complete…
  dankwizard on HN