sobering observation, python vs. perl
Charles T. Smith
cts.private.yahoo at gmail.com
Thu Mar 17 13:35:02 EDT 2016
On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 10:26:12 -0700, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 03/17/2016 09:36 AM, Charles T. Smith wrote:
>
>> Yes, your point was to forgo REs despite that they are useful.
>> I could have thought the search would have been better as:
>>
>> 'release[-.:][Rr]eq'
>>
>> or something else ... you're in a "defend python at all costs!" mode.
>
> No, I'm in the "don't try to write <language X> in Python" mode, and
> "don't use 10lb sledge when 6oz hammer will do" mode:
Yes, fine.
I'd only like to add that the perl numbers might also improve
if the print in the loop were postponed.
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