why does activestate (win98) python not support globbing

[Steve Holden]

"Robert Amesz" <rcameszREMOVETHIS at dds.removethistoo.nl> wrote ...
> Steve Holden wrote:
>
[ ... sensible stuff deleted ...]
>
> >but-when-did-vendors-try-to-be-consistent-ly y'rs  -
> >[Ss][Tt][Ee][Vv][Ee]
>
> Hey, a regex'ed, case insensitive first name! Why not make it into
>
>   [Ss][Tt][Ee]+[Vv][Ie]?[Ee]
>
> In that case it also matches the way your mother used to call you when
> dinner was ready. <g>
>
Well, of course it completely fails to represent the vocal emphases which
let me know how much trouble I was in at the time. And we'll leave it at
just one vowel after the "v", if you don't mind! :-)

regards
[Ss][Tt][Ee][Vv][Ee]