[Tutor] Regex Ordering

[Bill Campbell]

On Mon, Jul 23, 2007, James Hartley wrote:
>On 7/23/07, Shidan <shidan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm looking for a Python module that provides methods for ordering
>> regexes based on
>> how general they are ( how much they match). Do I have to write it
>
>Your question is relative.  Classifying which regular expression is
>more general depends upon the other regular expressions used in
>comparison along with the specific input.  As you change input &
>regular expressions, the ordering will change.

As a first cut, one might sort the regular expression strings in
reverse order such that the longer strings are tested first.

Bill
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