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Author py.user
Recipients Ramchandra Apte, docs@python, ezio.melotti, georg.brandl, mrabarnett, py.user, python-dev
Date 2012-03-10.08:42:14
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Message-id <1331368934.8.0.996037634245.issue14244@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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"+    returning a list containing the resulting substrings.  If
+    capturing parentheses are used in pattern, then the text of all
+    groups in the pattern are also returned as part of the resulting
+    list."

not only text

>>> import re
>>> re.split(r'(a)(x)?', 'abcabc')
['', 'a', None, 'bc', 'a', None, 'bc']
>>>
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2012-03-10 08:42:14py.usersetrecipients: + py.user, georg.brandl, ezio.melotti, mrabarnett, docs@python, python-dev, Ramchandra Apte
2012-03-10 08:42:14py.usersetmessageid: <1331368934.8.0.996037634245.issue14244@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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