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python-evdev/evdev-re-Pattern.patch

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diff --git a/evdev/util.py b/evdev/util.py
index 818be69..e8009f7 100644
--- a/evdev/util.py
+++ b/evdev/util.py
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ def find_ecodes_by_regex(regex):
'''
Find ecodes matching a regex and return a mapping of event type to event codes.
+ regex can be a pattern string or a compiled regular expression object.
+
Example
-------
>>> find_ecodes_by_regex(r'(ABS|KEY)_BR(AKE|EAK)')
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ def find_ecodes_by_regex(regex):
}
'''
- regex = regex if isinstance(regex, re.Pattern) else re.compile(regex)
+ regex = re.compile(regex) # re.compile is idempotent
result = collections.defaultdict(list)
for type_code, codes in ecodes.bytype.items():