python split regex into multiple lines

Question

Just a simple question. Lets say i have a very long regex.

regex = "(foo|foo|foo|foo|bar|bar|bar)"

Now i want to split this regex into multiple lines. I tried

regex = "(foo|foo|foo|foo|\
          bar|bar|bar)"

but this doesnt seems to work. I get different outputs. Any ideas?

Yeah, then i get an invalid syntax error – kxell2001 Nov 27 '18 at 17:24 — kxell2001, Nov 27 '18 at 17:24

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 27 '18 at 17:22

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Just do it like this

regex = "(foo|foo|foo|foo" \
            "|bar|bar|bar)"

answered Nov 27 '18 at 17:22

Logovskii Dmitrii

This is the same solution as in https://stackoverflow.com/a/8006611/3832970 – Wiktor Stribiżew Nov 27 '18 at 17:24

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