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From: paul at prescod.net (Paul Prescod)
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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 17:51:25 GMT
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Subject: RE's in Python syntax
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References: <372068E6.16A4A90@icrf.icnet.uk>
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<37215EFB.433AFCA6@prescod.net>
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<roy-2404991257450001@mc-as01-p63.med.nyu.edu>
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Message-ID: <3725F91D.4F9D6373@prescod.net>
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Roy Smith wrote:
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> The thread was moving in the direction of "my program using regex is too
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> slow, and I think the solution would be to move regex into the python core
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> to make it faster". I was just pointing out why that is flawed reasoning.
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But it isn't flawed reasoning. There are many arguments for moving
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something into the core and many arguments for keeping something OUT of
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the core, and "performance in the hands of a newbie" strikes me as a valid
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argument for inclusion. Simplicity of expression is another.
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I also completely understand the arguments *against* built-in REs. I
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haven't pushed this proposal because I realize that the costs and benefits
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are about equal. Had you enumerated the costs I would have agreed and the
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thread would be over.
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What I read in your message was an attempt to deprecate an entire class of
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benefit: performance in the hands of newbies. I personally think that this
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is one of the factors that we should continue to try and balance.
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--
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Paul Prescod - ISOGEN Consulting Engineer speaking for only himself
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http://itrc.uwaterloo.ca/~papresco
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"Microsoft spokesman Ian Hatton admits that the Linux system would have
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performed better had it been tuned."
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"Future press releases on the issue will clearly state that the research
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was sponsored by Microsoft."
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http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/enterprise/1999/9904221410.asp
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