So, I’m on IRC a lot. I’m on a lot of channels, too. I’m on more than one Python channel. One scenario in these chans that comes up somewhat often is one in which a user converting from PHP, Perl, Ruby, or whatever walk in and want to get a better understanding of how regex works in Python.
Flaming ensues.
Flaming the flamers is a topic for another blog post, but for some reason, Python users seem to really be resistant to regex. At one point, I actually suggested in one of the larger channels that someone write an article for Python Magazine about the proper use (or non-use) of regular expressions. That was weeks ago now. I got no bites.
So here again, I’ll put this in a very public place and say that if you can get me a proposal for an article that details when to use or not use regex, and how to use them properly when you *should* use them, we will pay you to write that article.