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4 String Services

The modules described in this chapter provide a wide range of string manipulation operations. Here's an overview:

string

-- Common string operations.

regex

-- Regular expression search and match operations.

regsub

-- Substitution and splitting operations that use regular expressions.

struct

-- Interpret strings as packed binary data.

StringIO

-- Read and write strings as if they were files.

• 4.1 Standard Module string
• 4.2 Built-in Module re
  • 4.2.1 Regular Expression Syntax
  • 4.2.2 Module Contents
  • 4.2.3 Regular Expression Objects
  • 4.2.4 MatchObjects
• 4.3 Built-in Module regex
  • 4.3.1 Regular Expressions
  • 4.3.2 Module Contents
• 4.4 Standard Module regsub
• 4.5 Built-in Module struct
• 4.6 Standard Module StringIO
• 4.7 Standard Module soundex