SF bug #732120:An extended definition of "non-overlapping" would save time.
Clarified the meaning of non-overlapping in patterns with zero length
matches.
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libre.tex b/Doc/lib/libre.tex
index a78fbc3..e31ccd0 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libre.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libre.tex
@@ -547,14 +547,15 @@
\var{string}. If one or more groups are present in the pattern,
return a list of groups; this will be a list of tuples if the
pattern has more than one group. Empty matches are included in the
- result.
+ result unless they touch the beginning of another match.
\versionadded{1.5.2}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{finditer}{pattern, string}
Return an iterator over all non-overlapping matches for the RE
\var{pattern} in \var{string}. For each match, the iterator returns
- a match object. Empty matches are included in the result.
+ a match object. Empty matches are included in the result unless they
+ touch the beginning of another match.
\versionadded{2.2}
\end{funcdesc}