Python 3: RegEx Back References

Regual Expressions is one of those things that isn't completely regular when switching between languages. This is how you use a back reference in Python.

 

import re

print( re.sub(r'(foo)(bar)',r'\g<2>\g<1>','foobar'))

More info here https://www.regular-expressions.info/replacebackref.html

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