Forming a Good RegEx

Übung! Übung! Übung! Übung macht den Meister.

(Practice! Practice! Practice! Practice makes perfect.)

- a Lufthansa flight attendant's encouraging reply to my German

Knowing what a regular expression is, the value of them is readily apparent. Forming a good one, on the other hand, takes practice. As with many aspects of programming, experience is the best teacher. To get a good head start, however, you would do well to work through "Forming a Regular Expression in Python", a ten-step guide to forming good regular expressions in Python.