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The standard regexp package, unlike PCRE, is actually a proper regular expression parser/matcher. Anything doing backtracking is at risk of exponential blowup a

The standard regexp package, unlike PCRE, is actually a proper regular expression parser/matcher. Anything doing backtracking is at risk of exponential blowup and isn't safe. https://swtch.com/~rsc/regexp/regexp1.html https://swtch.com/~rsc/regexp/regexp1.html

endymi0n 10y ago
which is exactly what I meant with less specialized but safe :)
- jonlawlor 10y ago
  It is also often much faster than pcre.