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Yep, Python's "re" is the usual PCRE+X story.

• js2 10y ago
  Python has its own engine which is not based on PCRE AFAIK: https://github.com/python-git/python/blob/715a6e5035bb21ac49382772076ec4c630d6e960/Modules/_sre.c https://github.com/python-git/python/blob/715a6e5035bb21ac49...
  • xapata 10y ago
    I noticed you linked to python-git instead of the main Python repo. The whole project has been moved as of a couple months. https://github.com/python/cpython https://github.com/python/cpython
    • js2 10y ago
      Yeah, that was a mistake on my part but by the time somone pointed it out I couldn't edit my comment anymore. Sorry. :-(