fromfilename: Add filename matching regex for more forms of leading numerals
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Description
At in issue #538 sampsyo suggested, I open a new ticket for asking to add a regex implementation in order for the FromFileName plugin do "understand" leading numeration in filenames.
Many users have files sorted with leading numeration, i.e.:
```
01 - Song name.mp3
01.-.Song.name.mp3
01-Song name.mp3
```
et similia.
This lowers A LOT the similarity in beets.
I think adding a regex could help this.
Something like:
```
^[0-9][0-9]*([:punct:]|[:space:])*
```
or even more simple
```
^[0-9][0-9]*[ ,\-=_.]*
```
could remove this problem.
Don't know if Python know these expressions:
```
[:punct:] = [!"#$%&'()*+, \-./:;<=>?@ [\\\]^_`{|}~]
[:space:] = [ \t\r\n\v\f]
```
I am unable to add this to the code, don't know Python :-(
Could someone think at adding something similar?
Thanks.
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