Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The re module, which is part of Python's standard library, has shockingly poor Unicode support.
The biggest issue is that \w and \b don't conform to the Unicode spec, so we can't support them with Unicode enabled. This means that Pomsky is much less useful when targeting Python.
The other problem is that people who use the much better regex module, can't profit from its good Unicode support when using Pomsky.
Describe the solution you'd like
The Python flavor is split in two:
PythonRe, the old library from the standard library with poor Unicode support
PythonRegex, the better third-party library with good Unicode support
In the CLI, -f python should alias to python-re, but issue a warning.
In the PythonRegex flavor, many other things also work that aren't supported in PythonRe:
Unicode properties
Grapheme matcher
Atomic groups
Character set intersection and subtraction
Describe alternatives you've considered
Add a nonstandard_unicode mode, so \w can be used in flavors where \w matches some non-ASCII word characters, but not all (i.e. Python and .NET). This solves the first problem, but not the second.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The
remodule, which is part of Python's standard library, has shockingly poor Unicode support.The biggest issue is that
\wand\bdon't conform to the Unicode spec, so we can't support them with Unicode enabled. This means that Pomsky is much less useful when targeting Python.The other problem is that people who use the much better
regexmodule, can't profit from its good Unicode support when using Pomsky.Describe the solution you'd like
The
Pythonflavor is split in two:PythonRe, the old library from the standard library with poor Unicode supportPythonRegex, the better third-party library with good Unicode supportIn the CLI,
-f pythonshould alias topython-re, but issue a warning.In the
PythonRegexflavor, many other things also work that aren't supported inPythonRe:Describe alternatives you've considered
Add a
nonstandard_unicodemode, so\wcan be used in flavors where\wmatches some non-ASCII word characters, but not all (i.e. Python and .NET). This solves the first problem, but not the second.