On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 11:24 AM, rurpy--- via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: > On Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 4:05:06 PM UTC-7, Seymore4Head wrote: >>[...] >> I am still here, but I have to admit I am not picking up too much. > > The "take away" I recommend is: the folks here are often way > overly negative regarding regular expressions and that you not > ignore them, but take them with a BIG grain of salt and continue > learning about and using regexs. > > You will find they are an indispensable tool, not just in Python > programming but in many aspects of computer use.
The "take away" that I recommend is: Rurpy loves to argue in favour of regular expressions, but as you can see from the other posts, there are alternatives, which are often FAR superior. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
