docs/ure: Document sub(), groups(), span(), start() and end().

docs/library/ure.rst

@@ -64,6 +64,22 @@ Functions
    string for first position which matches regex (which still may be
    0 if regex is anchored).
 
+.. function:: sub(regex_str, replace, string, count=0, flags=0)
+
+   Compile *regex_str* and search for it in *string*, replacing all matches
+   with *replace*, and returning the new string.
+
+   *replace* can be a string or a function.  If it is a string then escape
+   sequences of the form ``\<number>`` and ``\g<number>`` can be used to
+   expand to the corresponding group (or an empty string for unmatched groups).
+   If *replace* is a function then it must take a single argument (the match)
+   and should return a replacement string.
+
+   If *count* is specified and non-zero then substitution will stop after
+   this many substitutions are made.  The *flags* argument is ignored.
+
+   Note: availability of this function depends on `MicroPython port`.
+
 .. data:: DEBUG
 
    Flag value, display debug information about compiled expression.
@@ -80,8 +96,10 @@ Compiled regular expression. Instances of this class are created using
 
 .. method:: regex.match(string)
             regex.search(string)
+            regex.sub(replace, string, count=0, flags=0)
 
-   Similar to the module-level functions :meth:`match` and :meth:`search`.
+   Similar to the module-level functions :meth:`match`, :meth:`search`
+   and :meth:`sub`.
    Using methods is (much) more efficient if the same regex is applied to
    multiple strings.
 
@@ -94,9 +112,31 @@ Compiled regular expression. Instances of this class are created using
 Match objects
 -------------
 
-Match objects as returned by `match()` and `search()` methods.
+Match objects as returned by `match()` and `search()` methods, and passed
+to the replacement function in `sub()`.
 
 .. method:: match.group([index])
 
    Return matching (sub)string. *index* is 0 for entire match,
    1 and above for each capturing group. Only numeric groups are supported.
+
+.. method:: match.groups()
+
+   Return a tuple containing all the substrings of the groups of the match.
+
+   Note: availability of this method depends on `MicroPython port`.
+
+.. method:: match.start([index])
+            match.end([index])
+
+   Return the index in the original string of the start or end of the
+   substring group that was matched.  *index* defaults to the entire
+   group, otherwise it will select a group.
+
+   Note: availability of these methods depends on `MicroPython port`.
+
+.. method:: match.span([index])
+
+   Returns the 2-tuple ``(match.start(index), match.end(index))``.
+
+   Note: availability of this method depends on `MicroPython port`.