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> 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. |
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