lil python function for "OR"ed regex terms from a given list.

multiRegExOr.py

def multiRegExOr(term_list):
    """Returns a singles string of "OR"ed regex terms from a given list.

    Parameters
    ----------
    term_list: list
        List of regular expressions.

    Returns
    -------
    all_exp: str
        A string pattern ready for use with re methods.

    Exaples
    -------
    >>>my_regex_dict = {"string":"[Ss]trin[gg]", "crazy":"[Cc]ra[Zz]*y]"}
    >>>re.findall(multiRegExOr(my_regex_dict.values()),
    >>>                       'My CraZzy StrinG')

    See Also
    --------
    re.search
    re.match
    """
    all_exp = "|".join(["(%s)" % (term) for term in term_list])
    return all_exp