Retrieve the string used to define a regex pattern

Question

Let's consider the variable pattern = re.compile(r"\w+"). Is there a way to retreive the string r"\w+" used to define pattern ?

Markku K. · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-10 23:15:42Z

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Yes -- pattern.pattern:

pattern = re.compile(r"\w+")
>>> pattern.pattern
'\\w+'

answered Dec 10, 2013 at 23:15

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jwodder · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-10 23:16:19Z

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regex.pattern

The pattern string from which the RE object was compiled.

answered Dec 10, 2013 at 23:16

jwodder

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You're totally right. I did not look at the right place. I was looking for something like representation rather than this.