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by madmax96 3691 days ago
>Seriously, just DONT DO IT(tm)

Yes, you'll learn that this task is literally impossible, as well as why:) I think we've all used regex in a spot where it's impossible to do so correctly at some point.

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Well, considering the PCRE regexes are nearly Turing complete, you can parse (well formed) HTML.

Someone better versed than I: https://nikic.github.io/2012/06/15/The-true-power-of-regular...

Of course, the money quote is: Just because you can, doesn’t mean that you should.

I had never seen PCRE regexes. I was thinking about the plain ones. This was pretty cool, thanks for sharing:)