[Python-Dev] Parrot -- should life imitate satire?

[Paul Prescod]

Andrew Kuchling wrote:
> 
>...
> 
> If regex opcodes form part of the basic VM, would the main loop end up
> looking like the union of ceval.c and pypcre.c/_sre.c?  The thought is
> too ghastly to contemplate, though a little part of me [*] would like
> to see it.

Welcome to Perl. :)

I don't really understand it but here are references that might help:

http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/638953
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/639000
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/639048

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