re_charset_dot.py

#!/usr/bin/env python


from re_test_patterns import test_patterns

test_patterns(
    'abbaabbba',
    [('a.',     'a followed by any one character'),
     ('b.',     'b followed by any one character'),
     ('a. *b',  'a followed by anything, ending in b'),
     ('a. *?b', 'a followed by anything, ending in b'),
     ])