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R uses seven regular expression functions for pattern matching and replacement. If you know how to use these functions with appropriate regular expression patterns, then you have a worthy and efficient toolkit for most data science applications.
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Yarberry, W. (2021). The Magnificent Seven. In: CRAN Recipes. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6876-6_9
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