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Port details on branch 2023Q3
py-regex Alternative regular expression module, to replace re
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Maintainer: fax@nohik.ee search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2014-02-09 08:48:36
Last Update: 2026-09-19 15:27:02
Commit Hash: 5d76755
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Also Listed In: python
License: APACHE20
WWW:
https://github.com/mrabarnett/mrab-regex
Description:
This new regex implementation is intended eventually to replace Python's current re module implementation.
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Dependency lines:
  • ${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}regex>0:textproc/py-regex@${PY_FLAVOR}
To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/textproc/py-regex/ && make install clean
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  • pkg install textproc/py-regex
  • pkg install py312-regex
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PKGNAME: py312-regex
Package flavors (<flavor>: <package>)
  • py312: py312-regex
distinfo:
TIMESTAMP = 1789759822 SHA256 (regex-2026.9.10.tar.gz) = 1e321e2c84f0e52c457f5ea5944f796d6e8e09cb99738ea98dcc1bfe402a128d SIZE (regex-2026.9.10.tar.gz) = 417072

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Build dependencies:
  1. py312-setuptools>=0 : devel/py-setuptools@py312
  2. py312-wheel>0 : devel/py-wheel@py312
  3. python3.12 : lang/python312
  4. py312-build>=0 : devel/py-build@py312
  5. py312-installer>=0 : devel/py-installer@py312
Test dependencies:
  1. py312-pytest>=7,1 : devel/py-pytest@py312
  2. python3.12 : lang/python312
Runtime dependencies:
  1. python3.12 : lang/python312
This port is required by:
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  1. deskutils/calibre
  2. misc/py-torchmetrics
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  1. deskutils/calibre
  2. devel/py-black
  3. devel/py-cfn-lint
  4. devel/py-dateparser
  5. devel/py-lark
  6. devel/py-pytest-mypy-plugins
  7. devel/py-re-assert
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  9. misc/py-misaki
  10. misc/py-torchmetrics
  11. misc/py-transformers
  12. misc/py-vllm
  13. textproc/py-awesome-slugify
  14. textproc/py-backrefs
  15. textproc/py-nltk
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  18. textproc/py-sacremoses
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