[Python-Dev] Urgent: regex Perl vs Python

[Christian Tismer]

Christian Tismer wrote:
> Hi Friends,
> 
> It is said that with the new re module, Python "has the regular
> expressions like Perl".
> Can somebody tell me to what extent this is true?
> I need to convince s.o. not to use Perl for a larger project,
> but I cannot answer the question up to which version the
> Python re's are covering all of Perl's?

Please, can somebody give me just a version number?
I really need this info, and I'm not intending
to start a thread, I sware.

ciao - chris

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