flpc

What it is and what it does

flpc is a Python wrapper around the Rust regex crate that aims to accelerate regular expression operations by replacing Python's native `re` module with a Rust-backed implementation. It exposes a similar API with functions like `compile()`, `search()`, `findall()`, `split()`, and `sub()`, but requires minor syntax adjustments: use `fmatch()` instead of `match()` and always provide an index when calling `group()` on match objects.

The package is designed as a drop-in replacement for performance-critical regex work, with no runtime dependencies beyond the compiled Rust library. However, the repository is archived and abandoned as of July 2024, meaning no active maintenance, bug fixes, or feature development are expected. It remains in experimental stage, and the code structure or dependencies may change without notice, requiring manual migration effort if you adopt it.

Use it for

• Accelerate bulk text processing or log parsing where regex performance is a bottleneck and you control the codebase.
• Benchmark or prototype regex-heavy workloads to measure whether Rust-backed regex offers meaningful speedup for your use case.
• Replace re module in performance-sensitive data extraction pipelines where you can tolerate the API differences and maintenance risk.
• Evaluate Rust regex behavior as an alternative to Python's engine for research or comparison purposes.

Worth the install?

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Install

flpc on PyPI

Before you install

Medium install friction due to compiled wheels for multiple platforms and architectures. Repository is archived and marked abandoned as of the latest commit on 2024-07-09, with no active maintenance—use only if you accept the risk of no future updates or bug fixes.

Requires Python >= 3.8. Use fmatch() instead of match() to avoid keyword conflicts. Always provide an index argument to group() (e.g., group(0) for the entire match).

License in practice

Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute flpc freely in commercial and private projects without restriction, provided you include the license notice.

Quickstart

pip install flpc

import flpc

pattern = flpc.compile(r'\w+')
match = pattern.search('text')
if match:
    print(match.group(0))  # Always provide index to group()

Package facts

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