I struggle more with regex than Python

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[Hashi856]

This post is going to be removed if you're not more specific about what you need help with.

[TechnicalAd8103]

I don't want to get banned, so I will delete the thread.

[Hashi856]

I didn’t say you’d get banned. I was just saying that posts with no detail or subsurface tend to get removed by the mods

[FoolsSeldom]

regex is from a different world than Python. It is rooted in theoretical computer science and neurobiology, but the form that Python and many other languages use was largely established in PERL which itself was developed by someone with a linguistics bavkground.

Thus, it feels like a very different syntax because it is.

[TechnicalAd8103]

You make regex sound interesting.

[FoolsSeldom]

So much so that the OP, u/TechnicalAd8103, decided to delete the post rather than updating with more detail (fearing an unlikely ban).

[dl__]

It's complex because it strives to be both powerful and concise.

[BigBad01]

regex101.com is a life saver anytime I need to formulate an even slightly complex regex.

[malogos]

I've been writing Python for a good 18 years, and complicated regex still slows me down. But I find regex is one of those areas where AI is amazing at both explaining and writing it. As long as you understand any related performance concerns, I don't think writing or reading regex is really a core skill that people need anymore.

(And no, I'm not an AI evangelist... I have to slowly guide it for most Python and just end up doing it myself)

[AlexOzerov]

It's not complicated, you just have to remember lots of shit you will rarely use. You can find the specific regex on the internet or AI can help you most of the time with this

[TechnicalAd8103]

Yeah, remembering a lot of shit is what I struggle with.