[Python-ideas] New pattern-matching library (was: str.split with multiple individual split characters)

[Mike Meyer]

Ok, with everyone at least noticing that regular expressions are hard,
if not actively complaining about it (including apparently Larry wall),
maybe it's time to add a second pattern matching library - one that's
more pythonic?

There are any number of languages with readable pattern matching -
Icon, Snobol and REXX all come to my mind. Searching pypi for "snobol"
reveals two snobol string matching libraries, and I found one on the
web based on icon.

Possibly we should investigate adding one of those to the standard
library, along with a cross-reference from the regexp documentation?

	 <mike
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