pyregexp 0.3.1

Simple regex library

pyregex(p)

What is it

Pyregex(p) is a backtracking Regex Engine complete with all major regular-expressions' features.

It is composed of a Lexer, a Parser (a TDRD parser) and finally the Engine.

Features implemented includes:

Feature	Syntax
match start	^...
match end	...$
escaping	\
grouping	(...)
named group	(?<name>...)
non-capturing group	(?:...)
alternative	a|b
wildcard	.
space	\s
quantifiers	? * +
curly brace quantification	{exact} {min,max} {,max} {min,}
range element	[^a-zA-Z059]

Play with the engine:

from pyregexp.engine import RegexEngine

reng = RegexEngine()

reng.match('^my_(beautiful_)+regex', '^my_beautiful_beautiful_beautiful_regex')