Raymond Hettinger <rhettin...@users.sourceforge.net> added the comment:
> Does this suggested 'improvement' make sense? Sorry, it doesn't make sense for a number of reasons. * First the str.split() is already too complex. It took years to get the docs for it to be correct and informative (two different algorithms, etc). * Second, it would overly complicate the implementation and preclude various kinds of string search optimizations (i.e. that is why fgrep, grep, and egrep are still separate). * Third, at some point, when you need a regex, you just need to use a regex. It would be a mistake to reinvent regex capabilities in string objects. ---------- nosy: +rhettinger resolution: -> rejected status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue11162> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
