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oh here's a blast from the past
PythonWorks will initially be available on Windows 95, 98, and NT. Versions for Solaris 2.6 and later, Digital Unix 4, and Linux will be released in early 2000. [Availability on other platforms depends on demand.]
solaris mentioned before linux and "other platforms" beyond linux are considered important enough to at least gesture towards
not like getting upset
it's just like. ok. i remember SNOBOL. i remember fortran referencing line numbers. providing string inputs to the regex compiler feels like that
tiny, highly specialized programming language
HUGE props for calling it a programming language. great start
as well as "embedded inside python" which is another important point
You can also use REs to modify a string or to split it apart in various ways.
regex actually cannot do this. like the thing being called an RE or "regular expression" here cannot express modifications to a string nor even separation. this is not pedantry
i do like the immediate discussion of the matching engine introducing implicit semantics. great great way to introduce students to complex topics while maintaining a consistent focus at first
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