epoch (?P[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)*) # release segment (?P
                                          # pre-release
            [-_\.]?
            (?Palpha|a|beta|b|preview|pre|c|rc)
            [-_\.]?
            (?P[0-9]+)?
        )?
        (?P                                         # post release
            (?:-(?P[0-9]+))
            |
            (?:
                [-_\.]?
                (?Ppost|rev|r)
                [-_\.]?
                (?P[0-9]+)?
            )
        )?
        (?P                                          # dev release
            [-_\.]?
            (?Pdev)
            [-_\.]?
            (?P[0-9]+)?
        )?
    )
    (?:\+(?P[a-z0-9]+(?:[-_\.][a-z0-9]+)*))?       # local version
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