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kovidgoyal · 12-21-2025, 04:02 AM

That's how the regex module in python works. .* will matchthe full string and then the empty string at the end of the full string when not anchored. Either anchor it with ^ or use .+

12-21-2025, 04:02 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,886 Karma: 29151636 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	That's how the regex module in python works. .* will matchthe full string and then the empty string at the end of the full string when not anchored. Either anchor it with ^ or use .+