Double replace or single re.sub?

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Of course it is better to precompile the expression, but I guess
replace will beat even a precompiled regular expression. You could see
this posting:
http://groups.google.nl/group/comp.lang.python/msg/32af24eab9024f60?&hl=nl&q=replace+re+speed+python+sub

But performance should be measured, not guessed.

Stani
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