Re^2: One liner is returning unexpected "1" on the output and I do not understand the mechanism at play.

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Yes, this is what I did not understand that replacing the space to no space would return 1. I went I did a few experiments to solidify my understanding. I spent so much time reading but could not understand the inner workings; I appreciate it so much.

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Re^3: One liner is returning unexpected "1" on the output and I do not understand the mechanism at play. by haukex (Archbishop) on Oct 16, 2020 at 20:40 UTC
Maybe this table of the return values of regular expressions can be helpful as well.	[reply]

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