Function compile

Lib/re/__init__.py:287–289

Compile a regular expression pattern, returning a Pattern object.

(pattern, flags=0)

    return _compile(pattern, flags).finditer(string)

def compile(pattern, flags=0):
    "Compile a regular expression pattern, returning a Pattern object."
    return _compile(pattern, flags)

def purge():
    "Clear the regular expression caches"