Re: [Python-markdown-discuss] New Core Parser

[Waylan L. <wa...@gm...>]

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Waylan Limberg <wa...@gm...> wrote:
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> Well, I'm satisfied enough with what I have to release it into the
> wild. I'm not convinced it's ready for prime time just yet, but I
> think it's mostly there. I started this as an extension that replaced
> the core parser rather than hacking on the existing code in
> markdown.py. For one, it made timing against the old code easier, and
> two, with none of the old code in front of me, it forced me to start
> from scratch. Unfortunately, after working out the remaining edge
> cases, it is barely any faster than the old code, but it is much more
> customizable, so we do gain a lot IMO.
>

Oh, one thing I forgot to mention is that I have disabled the header
and hr preprocessors. The new core parser handles that stuff itself
and does so faster than the preprocessors did. A small, but noteworthy
detail I think.



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