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[–] frezik@midwest.social 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's entirely possible to parse HTML in PCRE. You shouldn't, but it is possible. The language stopped being strictly regular a long time ago and is entirely capable of doing it.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/4234491/830741

[–] dactylotheca@suppo.fi 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Oh yeah, extensions which make them non-regular definitely can make it possible, but just because it's now somewhat possible with some regex engines doesn't mean it's a good idea