re module example

Python re example.ipynb

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      "(test/a/)|(test/b/)\n",
      "Some regex matched!\n"
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    "import re\n",
    "\n",
    "regexes = [\n",
    "    \"test/a/\",\n",
    "    \"test/b/\",\n",
    "    ]\n",
    "\n",
    "# Make a regex that matches if any of our regexes match.\n",
    "combined = \"(\" + \")|(\".join(regexes) + \")\"\n",
    "print combined \n",
    "\n",
    "mystring = \"test/b/\"\n",
    "\n",
    "if re.match(combined, mystring):\n",
    "    print \"Some regex matched!\""
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