Official 2.7 documentation *hints* that re.compile does not cache re.compile results (since some methods of module re actually are caching result from re.compile):
https://docs.python.org/2/library/re.html#re.compile On 23 April 2014 08:34, Jeff Hardy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 6:14 AM, Pawel Jasinski > <[email protected]> wrote: >> asciidoc calls frequently re.compile. >> In case of cpython re.compile uses cache, where ironpython performs compile >> unconditionally. >> https://ironpython.codeplex.com/workitem/35146 > > Why would it repeatedly call compile? The point of compile is that it > should only be called once and then the result re-used. > > - Jeff > _______________________________________________ > Ironpython-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/ironpython-users _______________________________________________ Ironpython-users mailing list [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/ironpython-users
