On Feb 20, 6:14 pm, Pop User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Its very hard to beat grep depending on the nature of the regex you are > searching using. The regex engines in python/perl/php/ruby have traded > the speed of grep/awk for the ability to do more complex searches. > > http://swtch.com/~rsc/regexp/regexp1.html
Some darned good reading. And it explains what happened fairly well. Thanks! > > And python 2.5.2. > > 2.5.2? Who needs crystal balls when you've got a time machine? Or did > you mean 2.5? Or 1.5.2 -- say it ain't so, Joe! 2.5. I'm not entirely sure where I got that extra 2. I blame Monday. In short... avoid using re as a sledgehammer against every problem. I had a feeling that would be the case. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
