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Normalize canonically equivalent Unicode strings

C#: Normalize to NFC before an ordinal comparison of equivalent character sequences.

Normalize equivalent Unicode strings

Python: Normalize to NFC before comparing canonically equivalent text.

Pad a numeric label to a fixed width

C#: Use a numeric format specifier to add leading zeroes.

Quote a literal search term for a regex

C#: Regex.Escape prevents metacharacters in a literal term from changing the pattern.

Remove a known prefix safely

Python: Use removeprefix instead of lstrip when removing a literal prefix rather than a set of characters.

Remove a known suffix safely

Python: Use removesuffix to remove only a matching ending.

Validate a complete identifier with a regex

C#: Use absolute anchors and a timeout so the regex checks the complete input with a bounded execution time.

Validate an entire identifier

Python: Use fullmatch so a regex must consume the complete input.