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Added note about the module's obsolescence.

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\bimodindex{regex}
This module provides regular expression matching operations similar to
those found in Emacs. It is always available.
those found in Emacs.
\strong{Obsolescence note:}
This module is obsolete as of Python version 1.5; it is still being
maintained because much existing code still uses it. All new code in
need of regular expressions should use the new \code{re} module, which
supports the more powerful and regular Perl-style regular expressions.
Existing code should be converted. The standard library module
\code{reconvert} helps in converting \code{regex} style regular
expressions to \code{re} style regular expressions. (The interfaces
are different too, so the conversion cannot be fully automated.)
By default the patterns are Emacs-style regular expressions
(with one exception). There is

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@ -3,7 +3,17 @@
\bimodindex{regex}
This module provides regular expression matching operations similar to
those found in Emacs. It is always available.
those found in Emacs.
\strong{Obsolescence note:}
This module is obsolete as of Python version 1.5; it is still being
maintained because much existing code still uses it. All new code in
need of regular expressions should use the new \code{re} module, which
supports the more powerful and regular Perl-style regular expressions.
Existing code should be converted. The standard library module
\code{reconvert} helps in converting \code{regex} style regular
expressions to \code{re} style regular expressions. (The interfaces
are different too, so the conversion cannot be fully automated.)
By default the patterns are Emacs-style regular expressions
(with one exception). There is