sobering observation, python vs. perl

[Charles T. Smith]

On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:21:51 -0700, Ethan Furman wrote:

>> well, I don't want to forgo REs in order to have python's numbers be better....
> 
> The issue is not avoiding REs, but using Python's strengths and idioms. 
>   Write the code in Python's style, get the same results, then compare 
> the times.


Yes, your point was to forge REs despite that they are useful.
I could have thought the search would have been better as:

    'release[-.:][Rr]eq'

or something else ... you're in a "defend python at all costs!" mode.