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Re:CLI tools hidden in the Python standard library by n8henrie on Saturday July 01, 2023 @11:03AM (#36550871)
Interesting! Not often using either crate, this example looks like something for which I might usually look to nom. Is there a reason I should consider using regex for this use case instead (if neither is a pre-existing dependency)?
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Re:CLI tools hidden in the Python standard library by burntsushi on Sunday July 02, 2023 @03:39PM (#36564885)
I don't use nom. I've tried using parser combinator libraries in the past but generally don't like them.

That said, I don't usually use regexes for this either. Instead, I just do things by hand.

So I'm probably not the right person to answer your question unfortunately. I just know that more than one person has asked for this style of use case to be supported in the regex crate. :-)

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