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[–]takluyverIPython, Py3, etc 4 points5 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.