RegexBuddy (anyone use this?)

Thorsten Kampe thorsten at thorstenkampe.de
Sat Sep 16 11:25:20 EDT 2006


* Eric_Dexter at msn.com (2006-09-16 15:27 +0100)
> Has anyone tried this thing..
> http://www.regular-expressions.info/regexbuddy.html
> 
> If I had $30 would this be worth getting or should I just try to learn
> the manual.

Well, actually both is worth trying.

> (I was hopeing the essential refrence would clear things
> up but I am downloading a gilgillion pages on the re module to try to
> learn it)

If you just have problems getting the grip of Python style regular
expressions than it's probably overkill. I think [1] suffices. But if
you regularly deal with regexes then RegexBuddy is indispensable and
unique.

Thorsten

PS Actually the author wrote the finest and best Windows Editor and I
also use EditPad Pro under Linux (together with Wine) because of the
lack of usables editors under Linux.

[1] http://www.regular-expressions.info/python.html



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