Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohn...@gmail.com> wrote: > (?...) # Base Extension Syntax > All extensions are wrapped in parenthesis and start with a question > mark, but i believe the question mark was a very bad choice, since the > question mark is already specific to "zero or one repetitions of > preceding RE". This simple error is why i believe Python re's are so > damn difficult to eyeball parse. You'll constantly be forced to spend > too much time deciding if this question mark is a referring to > repeats, or is the start of an extension syntax. We should have > choosen another char, and the char should NOT be known to RE in any > other place. Maybe the tilde would work? Wait, i have a MUCH better > idea!!!
The problem with your idea is that it breaks compatability with other non- Python regular expression engines. Python didn't invent the (?...) syntax, it originated with Perl. Try complaining to a Perl group instead. -- Duncan Booth http://kupuguy.blogspot.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
