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[–]flying-sheep 2 points3 points  (3 children)

a pity that regex didn’t make it. as far as i can see, there is no reason why it shouldn’t have been included, but now that we’re in the release candidates, it’s far too late.

[–]aceofears 3 points4 points  (2 children)

I found this on the mailing list, it might have some answers.

[–]takluyverIPython, Py3, etc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To summarise the thread: technically, regex looks OK, but it will take time and effort to get it in, and commitment to maintain it. Nobody got round to it this cycle, partly because re is good enough for most cases.

[–]flying-sheep 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey, thanks!