[TxMt] Re: Python bundle syntax highlighting bug

[Eric Abrahamsen]

>> So, we have five options:
>>
>> 1. Match all raw strings unambiguously as regular expressions.  We  
>> will sometimes have false-positives.
>>
>> 2. Match raw strings that are arguments to methods from the re  
>> module.  We will sometimes not match raw strings that are regular  
>> expressions, but can be pretty well guaranteed to never have a  
>> false-positive.
>>
>> 3. Require some prefix to a raw string to "turn on" regular  
>> expression matching.  This has an extremely high probability of  
>> removing false-positives and false-negatives, but at the cost of  
>> additional CRUFT.
>>
>> 4. A combination of 2. and 3.  Match raw strings that are  
>> arguments to re.compile and raw strings prefixed with (?#) as  
>> regular expressions, but no others.
>>
>> 5. Don't match re's at all.
>>
>> It would seem there is no perfect option.  I propose that we put  
>> it to a vote, and perhaps appeal to our BDFL Allan.
>
> I think option number 4 comes pretty darn close to perfect.

I'm voting for number 4, as well.
Just out of curiosity, who's maintaining the Python bundle these days?

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