From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 06:17:38 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (?:...) is a non-capturing, but still grouping construct.
X-Git-Tag: v3.2a4~304
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(?:...) is a non-capturing, but still grouping construct.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst
index 206f4d9ece..102cbaa6b2 100644
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ The special characters are:
    undefined.
 
 ``(?:...)``
-   A non-grouping version of regular parentheses. Matches whatever regular
+   A non-capturing version of regular parentheses.  Matches whatever regular
    expression is inside the parentheses, but the substring matched by the group
    *cannot* be retrieved after performing a match or referenced later in the
    pattern.