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str_re_timeits.py
# "in" faster than re search for single character searches
# PS also held true for longer strings
$ python -m timeit -s 'import re; _re = re.compile("[{]",re.UNICODE); target = "wwoooo{ooo"' '_re.search(target)'
10000000 loops, best of 3: 0.159 usec per loop
$ python -m timeit -s 'target = "wwoooo{ooo"' '"{" in target'
10000000 loops, best of 3: 0.0269 usec per loop
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