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by amp108 1482 days ago
This seems like a weird, and possibly untrustworthy, hack. Does Python not have the equivalent of Ruby's `x` modifier?
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kzrdude 1482 days ago
Yep, python has the same option, it's called re.VERBOSE and aliased as re.X.

https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#re.X

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nedbat 1482 days ago
What is untrustworthy about it?
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