On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:52:44 +0100 MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
I'd be interested in any comments or feedback. How does it compare with "re" in terms of speed on real-world data? The benchmarks suggest it should be faster, or at worst comparable.
Can you publish these benchmarks somewhere? (or send them here)
How much interest would there be in putting it in Python 3.2?
I think there's certainly interest (especially given that the original re module doesn't really have an expert and active maintainer). Since it's a very big change (and a rather annoying to undo one), though, it must really not add any maintenance problems, and ideally you should promise to maintain it at least for a couple of years. Bonus points if the internals are sufficiently documented, too. Thanks Antoine.