python正则为什么有r_Python正则表达式 - r前缀

Python正则表达式 - r前缀

任何人都可以解释为什么下面的示例1有效，何时r不使用前缀？我认为r只要使用转义序列，就必须使用前缀。示例2和示例3证明了这一点。

# example 1

import re

print (re.sub('\s+', ' ', 'hello there there'))

# prints 'hello there there' - not expected as r prefix is not used

# example 2

import re

print (re.sub(r'(\b\w+)(\s+\1\b)+', r'\1', 'hello there there'))

# prints 'hello there' - as expected as r prefix is used

# example 3

import re

print (re.sub('(\b\w+)(\s+\1\b)+', '\1', 'hello there there'))

# prints 'hello there there' - as expected as r prefix is not used