how to use re() function in Template Program Mode?

[msciwoj]

As per subject, knowing that in TPM all strings used as arguments must be enclosed in quotes, I'm trying:

{publisher:'re(' (Media|Publishing|Press)$','')'}

but I'm getting:

calibre, version 2.61.0
ERROR: Invalid template: <p>The template {publisher:'re(' (Media|Publishing - ebooks Account)$','')'} - {title:re(: ,：)} ({:'format_date(raw_field('pubdate'),'yyyy MMM')}) {identifiers:'ifempty(select($, 'isbn'), select($, 'asin'))'} is invalid:<br>Formatter: incorrect number of arguments for function re near )

same with double quotes:

{publisher:'re(" (Media|Publishing - ebooks Account)$","")'}

calibre, version 2.61.0
ERROR: Invalid template: <p>The template {publisher:'re(" (Media|Publishing - ebooks Account)$","")'} - {title:re(: ,：)} ({:'format_date(raw_field('pubdate'),'yyyy MMM')}) {identifiers:'ifempty(select($, 'isbn'), select($, 'asin'))'} is invalid:<br>Formatter: incorrect number of arguments for function re near )

What I'am doing wrong?

[eschwartz]

Template program mode also requires specifying the initial argument for the function.

See: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/temp...e-program-mode

[msciwoj]

Doesn't work either

single quotes:
{publisher:'re($,' (Media|Publishing - ebooks Account|Press)$','')'}

calibre, version 2.61.0
ERROR: Invalid template: <p>The template {publisher:'re($,' (Media|Publishing - ebooks Account|Press)$','')'} is invalid:<br>Invalid conversion specification

double quotes:
{publisher:'re($," (Media|Publishing - ebooks Account|Press)$","")'}

calibre, version 2.61.0
ERROR: Invalid template: <p>The template {publisher:'re($," (Media|Publishing - ebooks Account|Press)$","")'} is invalid:<br>Invalid conversion specification

Up to two alternations work seem to work, Bizarre!:
{publisher:'re($," (Media|Publishing - ebooks Account)$","")'}

[chaley]

Turns out that having two "|" characters in a TPM template triggers the prefix and suffix processing. This is arguably a bug, but it isn't one I am going to try to fix.

Use GPM instead. It makes no assumptions about the meaning of | and {}

program:
	re(field('publisher'),' (Media|Publishing - ebooks Account|Press)$','')