On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Tino Dai <obe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I decided to go with Regular Expressions to modify the text. In the >>> Python.org it is stated that they provide more options and flexibilty >>> compared to strings and their modules. >>> >> >> "their modules" referring to the "string" module and the string methods >> here, I assume. >> >> Regular expressions are also a lot harder to read and get right, you'll >> see. They are an important tool in a programmers toolbox, so it's good to >> learn them, but it's also good to know when *not* to use them. >> >> > Khawla, > > Stefan is right. Regular expressions are tough especially for a > beginner. The spiderman quote comes to mind: With great power, comes great > responsibility. Check this article for some background on regex. > > > http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/06/regular-expressions-now-you-have-two-problems.html > > -Tino > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > google crawling web pages in python
I did a quick check and there are some tutorials. I agree with above -- if you are new to programming, the last thing you need to tackle first are regular expressions! -- Joel Goldstick
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