ANN: SRE 2.1a2 (separate distribution)

[Aahz Maruch]

[originally posted in c.l.py.announce]

In article <mailman.982599001.13732.clpa-moderators at python.org>,
PythonWare <info at pythonware.com> wrote:
> 
>    Secret Labs' Regular Expression Engine (SRE) is the regular expression
>    engine shipped with Python 1.6 and 2.0.  The latest SRE version (from
>    Python 2.1a2) is now available separately:
>
>        http://www.pythonware.com/products/sre
>
>    Changes from the 2.0 version include a couple of bug fixes, and
>    improved portability; this version works with Python 1.5.2 and
>    later versions.

Very nice!  You are to be commended for your preservation of backwards
portability.  One thing that isn't clear from your announcement or web
site: how does the Unicode stuff work in Python 1.5.2?
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