Dieter Maurer wrote:
Tue Wennerberg wrote at 2003-1-19 18:05 +0100:
Matt Young wrote: ... I love regular expressions too. But having to create an external method is just too cumbersome for everyday work. I think Zope is missing out on a great feature here, without getting more security in return. I think 1 generic External Methods will do it:
External Method that has input parameters like "re.compile" and returns a wrapper for the compiled regular expression.
The wrapper can provide the methods of compiled regular expressions, again wrapping the results if necessary (such as for match objects).
Are you a volunteer?
Sure, but why is this a better solution than to allow 're' module by default? I'm not trying to be clever, I'm simply asking because I don't know :-) I'm also trying to get peer review on the thought of allowing 're', because some people are claiming it's a security issue.
I wish I could get some form of reply from a definitive source (core developers, maybe?). I would need about an afternoon to implement it, but I did not yet need regular expressions in TTW code...
To justify my stubbornness: When I started with Zope, I asked for regular expressions. Two people in my Zope User Group asked for it, independently. Also, I've seen it once or twice on #zope. -- Mvh. Tue Wennerberg Civilingeniør og Freelance Udvikler http://tuewennerberg.dk/ - tue@wennerberg.dk - (+45) 4043 6735