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'''Complex Regular Expressions'''
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The problem with just using literals or '''simple ''' ('''literal''') regular expressions is that only <u>simple</u> or <u>general</u> patterns are matched.
''Complex Regular Expressions'' use symbols to help match text for more <u>precise</u> (complex) patterns.<br>The most common complex regular expression symbols are displayed below: