[Python-Dev] New regex module for 3.2?

[Michael Foord]

On 13/07/2010 15:17, Reid Kleckner wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Nick Coghlan<ncoghlan at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> MRAB's module offers a superset of re's features rather than a subset
>> though, so once it has had more of a chance to bake on PyPI it may be
>> worth another look.
>>      
> I feel like the new module is designed to replace the current re
> module, and shouldn't need to spend time in PyPI.  A faster regex
> library isn't going to motivate users to add external dependencies to
> their projects.
>
>    
If the backwards compatibility issues can be addressed and MRAB is 
willing to remain as maintainer then the advantages seem well worth it 
to me.

Michael

> Reid
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