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Fri Nov 7 18:58:17 EST 2003 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-November/040116.html

> > But there are probably more useful combinations like
> > 
> >     string.letters + string.digits + "_"
> > 
> > than there should be isxxx() tests.
> 
> We don't need to invent anything for that.  You can use a regular
> expression with \w.
> 
> --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

That's replacing the "clear" with the "arcane" (or perhaps the "fairly
incomprehensible").  Is that really a good ultimate direction for Python?

Bill

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