[Python] How to neglect a backslash of the text while using regular expression re.search in...

import re
a = "apple\c"
b = "applec"

re.search(pattern, a)
re.search(pattern, b)


while searching the pattern. In example ".+" for Any char one or more reptitions. Here I want to neglect "\" when ".+" identify "\" character in search.

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