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Why you shouldn't parse HTML with regex
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Trying to read HTML using regex is famous for destroying developers' sanity. Because HTML is not a regular language, regex cannot perfectly account for endlessly nested tags. Doing so invokes a legendary internet curse known as Zalgo text, a satirical warning that attempting to parse complex structures with basic string matching will summon ancient evils.
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