how to handle (?<=^|\s) in regexes

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Closed asottile closed 4 years ago

asottile commented 4 years ago

(?<=1|23) can be transformed into (?:(?<=1)|(?<=23))

asottile commented 4 years ago

here's another example: (?<!\\w|-|[^\\)]\\.)

I think this one can be transformed into (?<!\\w)(?<!-)(?<![^\\)]\\.)

asottile commented 4 years ago

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