A quick reference and explanation tool for common regular expression (regex) patterns, written in Python.
- 📘 Explain Patterns: Get instant explanations for popular regex symbols (like
\d,\w,+, etc.) - 🔎 Search by Description: Search patterns based on what they do (e.g., search "digit" to find
\d).
from regex.regex_helper import explain
print(explain(r"\d")) # Output: \d → Digit (0–9)-
🚀 Fast Lookups: Quickly reference regex symbols without Googling every time.
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🧠 Learn as You Code: Helps reinforce regex knowledge through repeated use.
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🔧 Lightweight and Simple: No dependencies, easy to drop into any Python project.
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🔍 Description-Based Search: Useful when you remember the purpose but not the exact symbol.
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Beginners learning regex 🧑🎓
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Developers needing a handy regex cheatsheet 🧑💻
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Anyone tired of regex headaches 😵💫
Feel free to expand this reference dictionary or customize the helper functions for your workflow!
I used re module to delvelop this project to explain the module itself.😂
ChatGPT helped me to to find functions like re.findall(), re.search(), re.escape() etc.