DOC: Document that str.match accepts a regular expression #61879
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Similar to str.fullmatch and other methods
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| @@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ def match(self, pat: str, case: bool = True, flags: int = 0, na=lib.no_default): | |||
| Parameters | |||
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| pat : str | |||
| Character sequence. | |||
| Character sequence or regular expression. | |||
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by regular expression do you mean a string that is interpreted as a regular expression or a compiled regular expression object?
to avoid confusion, if the former then no doc change probably needed, if the later the type hints in the signature would also need to be updated and some code changes required?
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