What would be the result of len(match.groups()) of a match of (a)(b(?:c)(d)(?:e))?

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Answer 1

There are 5 parentheses in the example, which means 5 groups.

However, two of them are marked with '?:', which means that they are non-capturing (not counted in the result) - so the final answer is 5-2 = 3 groups.

Answer 2

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