This line of code creates a compiled regular expression object...
July 1, 2025 at 05:02 AM
This line of code creates a compiled regular expression object named class_matcher
using Python's re
module. Let's break it down:
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re.compile()
:- This function compiles a regular expression pattern into a regular expression object. It allows for more efficient matching of the pattern against strings.
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"^Lyrics__Container"
:- This is the pattern being compiled. It means:
^
: Matches the start of a string.Lyrics__Container
: Matches the literal string "Lyrics__Container" at the beginning of a string.
- This is the pattern being compiled. It means:
What does the code do?
The class_matcher
object can be used to check whether a string starts with "Lyrics__Container". For example, you could use it to match class names in HTML or CSS that begin with this prefix.
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