Thread: "preprocess_regexps with special character '
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Old 12-21-2011, 03:20 PM   #3
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theducks View Post
escape (the escaped)
\\\'
I tried that in the following

preprocess_regexps = [
(re.compile(r'\\\'', re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL), lambda match: '`')]

I used ` as the replacement because ''' fails.

It didn't work.

Here is an example of text i'm trying to clean up.


Lana is one of 2011\'s biggest success stories. The gorgeous songstress found fame on the internet with her songs \'Video Games\' and \'Blue Jeans\'. Since then she has been everywhere, even singing for the fash pack at the Mulberry pool party in LA. With the soon to be released \'Born To Die\' we will all wonder how we ever coped without her slick vocals. Watch out 2012, Lana is coming!
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