[Python-Dev] what is happening with the regex module going into Python 3.3?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> That last statement basically suggests that something like regex would
> never be accepted until a CPython core developer was actually running
> into pain with the many flaws in the re module (especially when it comes
> to Unicode).  I disagree with that.
>
> Per the language summit, I think we need to just do it.  Put it in as re
> and rename the existing re module to sre.

There are really places where "we" just doesn't work, even in a
community project. "We" will never commit anything to revision control.
Individual committers commit.

So if *you* want to commit it, go ahead - I think there is general
approval for that. Take the praise when it works, and take the (likely)
blame for when it fails in some significant way, and then work on fixing
it.

> The issue seems to be primarily one of "who is volunteering to do it?"

I don't think anybody is, or will be for the coming years. I wish I had
trust into MRAB to stay around and work on this for the next ten years
(and I think the author of the regex module really needs to commit for
that timespan, see SRE's history), but I don't. So whoever commits the
change now is in charge, and will either have to work hard on fixing the
problems, or will be responsible for breaking Python 3 in a serious way.

That's why nobody volunteers.

Regards,
Martin