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A comment on Python's Hidden Regular Expression Gems (2015). Parent comment

Re:Python's Hidden Regular Expression Gems (2015) by ndr on Monday May 22, 2017 @04:53PM (#14396855)
The article is not dismissing Python 3 in any way, the full quote:

> Ignoring Python 3 it has not really evolved since its inception other than gaining basic unicode support at one point.

It's actually praising that the 're' module only needed basic unicode support and not an API revamp to get into Python 3.

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Re:Python's Hidden Regular Expression Gems (2015) by ubernostrum on Monday May 22, 2017 @06:34PM (#14397424)
The third-party 'regex' library is aiming to finish off what needed to happen there. It's a drop-in replacement for 're', and adds some important things like implementing the Unicode grapheme-matching rules.
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