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| author | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 1997-12-30 04:54:47 (GMT) |
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| committer | Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> | 1997-12-30 04:54:47 (GMT) |
| commit | 77796195242c857c561540108afc05d3ab5f759b (patch) | |
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Add obsolescence note.
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libregsub.tex b/Doc/lib/libregsub.tex index 6d48986..03e5c3f 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libregsub.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libregsub.tex @@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ regular expressions (see built-in module \code{regex}). Warning: these functions are not thread-safe. +\strong{Obsolescence note:} +This module is obsolete as of Python version 1.5; it is still being +maintained because much existing code still uses it. All new code in +need of regular expressions should use the new \code{re} module, which +supports the more powerful and regular Perl-style regular expressions. +Existing code should be converted. The standard library module +\code{reconvert} helps in converting \code{regex} style regular +expressions to \code{re} style regular expressions. (For more +conversion help, see the URL +\file{http://starship.skyport.net/crew/amk/regex/regex-to-re.html}.) + \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module regsub)} \begin{funcdesc}{sub}{pat\, repl\, str} diff --git a/Doc/libregsub.tex b/Doc/libregsub.tex index 6d48986..03e5c3f 100644 --- a/Doc/libregsub.tex +++ b/Doc/libregsub.tex @@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ regular expressions (see built-in module \code{regex}). Warning: these functions are not thread-safe. +\strong{Obsolescence note:} +This module is obsolete as of Python version 1.5; it is still being +maintained because much existing code still uses it. All new code in +need of regular expressions should use the new \code{re} module, which +supports the more powerful and regular Perl-style regular expressions. +Existing code should be converted. The standard library module +\code{reconvert} helps in converting \code{regex} style regular +expressions to \code{re} style regular expressions. (For more +conversion help, see the URL +\file{http://starship.skyport.net/crew/amk/regex/regex-to-re.html}.) + \renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module regsub)} \begin{funcdesc}{sub}{pat\, repl\, str} |