Is it relevant that Python can produce compiled expressions? I don't think that there is such a thing with Perl.
Also, to all of the dozen or so people in the world less wise than me about programming: don't choose your language on how fast the regex engine is. This would then become a case of premature optimization. James On Thursday 21 April 2005 10:23 am, Thomas Bartkus wrote: > "djw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > While I agree with (most of) your points, one should not overlook the > > fact that there are cases when performance does matter (huge datasets > > maybe?). Since the OP didn't indicate why performance was important to > > him/her, one cannot assume that its not a valid concern. > > Yes, yes, but then - the converse would be true. One cannot assume it *is* > a valid concern. > > I could have gone further and pointed out that that RegEx module (now re !) > is probably just C code hooked to Python syntax. IOW - the execution speed > of his RegEx module has *nothing at all* to do with the Python language, > only the efficiency of the particular code library he was using. > > All in all, execution speed for any one particular task is a sucky way to > evaluate a general purpose programming language. If gonzo RegEx query > performance was of utmost importance, would anyone put either of Perl or > Python at the top of his list? > > Thomas Bartkus -- James Stroud UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics Box 951570 Los Angeles, CA 90095 http://www.jamesstroud.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
