How to decipher :re.split(r"(\(\([^)]+\)\))" in the example

Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Date	2014-07-10 08:37 -0700
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Subject	How to decipher :re.split(r"(\(\([^)]+\)\))" in the example
From	fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com>

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Hi,

This example is from the link:

https://wiki.python.org/moin/RegularExpression


I have thought about it quite a while without a clue yet. I notice that it uses
double quote ", in contrast to ' which I see more often until now.
It looks very complicated to me. Could you simplified it to a simple example?


Thanks,





import re
split_up = re.split(r"(\(\([^)]+\)\))",
                    "This is a ((test)) of the ((emergency broadcasting station.))")


...which produces:


["This is a ", "((test))", " of the ", "((emergency broadcasting station.))" ]

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How to decipher :re.split(r"(\(\([^)]+\)\))" in the example fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com> - 2014-07-10 08:37 -0700
  Re: How to decipher :re.split(r"(\(\([^)]+\)\))" in the example Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-07-10 18:49 +0200
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  Re: How to decipher :re.split(r"(\(\([^)]+\)\))" in the example Cameron Simpson <cs@zip.com.au> - 2014-07-11 11:29 +1000
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