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authorAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2003-03-04 14:17:05 (GMT)
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Weaken recommendation of Friedl book; fix reference
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@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ string notation.
\begin{seealso}
\seetitle{Mastering Regular Expressions}{Book on regular expressions
- by Jeffrey Friedl, published by O'Reilly. The Python
- material in this book dates from before the \refmodule{re}
- module, but it covers writing good regular expression
+ by Jeffrey Friedl, published by O'Reilly. The second
+ edition of the book no longer covers Python at all,
+ but the first edition covered writing good regular expression
patterns in great detail.}
\end{seealso}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ conditions that are no longer satisfied by \emph{pq}. Thus, complex
expressions can easily be constructed from simpler primitive
expressions like the ones described here. For details of the theory
and implementation of regular expressions, consult the Friedl book
-referenced below, or almost any textbook about compiler construction.
+referenced above, or almost any textbook about compiler construction.
A brief explanation of the format of regular expressions follows. For
further information and a gentler presentation, consult the Regular