[Python-Dev] When will regex really go away?

[Steve Holden]

skip at pobox.com wrote:
>     Neal> I'll do this, except there are some issues:
> 
>     Neal>  * Lib/reconvert.py imports regex.  Ok to move regex,regsub,recovert to lib-old?
>     Neal>  * ./Demo/pdist/rcslib.py & ./Demo/sockets/mcast.py import regsub....
>     ...
>     Neal>  * A whole mess of Demos and Tools use regex.  What to do about them?
>     ...
> 
> How about creating Demo/old and populating it with stuff that imports regex,
> regsub or reconvert?
> 
>     Neal> I don't know how to convert the uses of regsub to re, any
>     Neal> volunteers?
> 
> Whippersnapper...  sheesh!  I still remember when all we had was regex.  And
> we were thankful for it, by golly.  Now you'd think the young-uns never knew
> it existed. <wink>
> 
You had regex? You were lucky. (etc., etc.)

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