On 10/2/2017 4:57 AM, Paul Moore wrote:
In practice, I don't think the fact that re.search() et al cache the compiled expressions is that well known (it's mentioned in the re.compile docs, but not in the re.search docs)
We could add redundant mentions in the functions ;-).
and so people often compile up front because they think it helps, rather than actually measuring to check.
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