Example of Python regular expression compiler debugging

re-debug.txt

>>> re.compile(r'(jump|off)\s+the\s+ramp', re.DEBUG)
subpattern 1
  branch
    literal 106
    literal 117
    literal 109
    literal 112
  or
    literal 111
    literal 102
    literal 102
max_repeat 1 4294967295
  in
    category category_space
literal 116
literal 104
literal 101
max_repeat 1 4294967295
  in
    category category_space
literal 114
literal 97
literal 109
literal 112
<_sre.SRE_Pattern object at 0x1055051a8>