re_escape_codes.py

#!/usr/bin/env python


from re_test_patterns import test_patterns

test_patterns(
    'A prime #1 example!',
    [(r'\d+',   'sequence of digits'),
     (r'\D+',   'sequence of nondigits'),
     (r'\s+',   'sequence of whitepace'),
     (r'\S+',   'sequence of nonwhitespace'),
     (r'\w+',   'alphanumeric characters'),
     (r'\W+',   'nonalphanumeric'),
     ])