Jim Jewett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment:
> These features are to bring the Regexp code closer in line with Perl 5.10
Why 5.1 instead of 5.8 or at least 5.6? Is it just a scope-creep issue?
> as well as add a few python-specific
because this also adds to the scope.
> 2) Make named matches direct attributes
> of the match object; i.e. instead of m.group('foo'),
> one will be able to write simply m.foo.
> 3) (maybe) make Match objects subscriptable, such
> that m[n] is equivalent to m.group(n) and allow slicing.
(2) and (3) would both be nice, but I'm not sure it makes sense to do
*both* instead of picking one.
> 5) Add a well-formed, python-specific comment modifier,
> e.g. (?P#...);
[handles parens in comments without turning on verbose, but is slower]
Why? It adds another incompatibility, so it has to be very useful or
clear. What exactly is the advantage over just turning on verbose?
> 9) C-Engine speed-ups. ...
> a number of Macros are being eliminated where appropriate.
Be careful on those, particular on str/unicode and different compile options.
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