[Python-Dev] New regex module for 3.2?

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:52:44 +0100
MRAB <python at mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:
> 
> I'd be interested in any comments or feedback. How does it compare with
> "re" in terms of speed on real-world data? The benchmarks suggest it
> should be faster, or at worst comparable.

Can you publish these benchmarks somewhere?
(or send them here)

> How much interest would there be in putting it in Python 3.2?

I think there's certainly interest (especially given that the original
re module doesn't really have an expert and active maintainer).
Since it's a very big change (and a rather annoying to undo one),
though, it must really not add any maintenance problems, and ideally
you should promise to maintain it at least for a couple of years.
Bonus points if the internals are sufficiently documented, too.

Thanks

Antoine.