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Incorrect order of answers when using the wildcard '*' in DAWG

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Hi, I wonder if there is a small issue in the file automata.py, function __words_with_wildcard, between lines 128 and 147, when the case letter=='*' is processed. If the dictionary is...

lifmore

Why the restriction on special chars in a wildcard pattern?

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Why is the restriction on special chars in a wildcard pattern needed? https://github.com/aosingh/lexpy/blob/b69e0297fc94fe51ea897d311f50230497eb6b93/lexpy/_utils.py#L14

melsabagh

The wildcard pattern `?*` should be treated the same way as `*?`

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In Lexpy, `?` means "**zero** or one character" and `*` means "zero or more characters". Based on this, why is the pattern `?*` considered illegal while `*?` is allowed? Don't...

melsabagh