"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 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
