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== python regex module missing ==

https://pypi.python.org/pypi/regex supports a broader set of features than pythons standard re module, especially recursive pattern matching --[[User:ThomasKalka|ThomasKalka]] ([[User talk:ThomasKalka|talk]]) 11:02, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

:Linked in the "Remarks" column for Python in the [[Comparison of regular expression engines#Languages|Languages table]]. [[User:Rootsmusic|rootsmusic]] ([[User talk:Rootsmusic|talk]]) 22:36, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

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I don't know how these work on Java, and the different results above, very confused now. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><span class="autosigned" style="font-size:85%;">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Bczhc|Bczhc]] ([[User talk:Bczhc#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Bczhc|contribs]]) 02:52, 5 February 2022 (UTC)</span> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:and is there a need to add "variable-length lookahead" future property on regular expression features part 2? [[User:Bczhc|Bczhc]] ([[User talk:Bczhc|talk]]) 02:57, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

== possessive quantifiers ==

I'm missing the feature "possessive quantifiers" that some RegEx dialects have. I can only find the distinction between greedy and non-greedy, but technically there is greedy, lazy/reluctant and possessive.