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Author bsammon
Recipients 4wayned, WayneD, bsammon, ezio.melotti, mrabarnett
Date 2021-09-22.18:18:55
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txt = ' test'
txt = re.sub(r'^\s*', '^', txt)

substitutes once because the * is greedy.

txt = ' test'
txt = re.sub(r'^\s*?', '^', txt)

substitutes twice, consistent with the \Z behavior.
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