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Add re.VERBOSE flag documentation example (python#97678)
The current re.VERBOSE documentation example leaves space for ambiguous interpretation. One may read that spaces within the `(?:` token are spaces inside the non-capturing group (such as `(?: )`). This patch removes the ambiguity by including examples after the statement.
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more readable by allowing you to visually separate logical sections of the
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pattern and add comments. Whitespace within the pattern is ignored, except
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when in a character class, or when preceded by an unescaped backslash,
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or within tokens like ``*?``, ``(?:`` or ``(?P<...>``.
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or within tokens like ``*?``, ``(?:`` or ``(?P<...>``. For example, ``(? :``
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and ``* ?`` are not allowed.
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When a line contains a ``#`` that is not in a character class and is not
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preceded by an unescaped backslash, all characters from the leftmost such
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``#`` through the end of the line are ignored.

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