def dist(a, b):
    return sum((i-j)**2 for i, j in zip(a, b))
def _rematcher(regex):
    """compile the regexp with the best available regexp engine and return a
    matcher function"""
    m = util.re.compile(regex)
    try:
        # slightly faster, provided by facebook's re2 bindings
        return m.test_match
    except AttributeError:
        return m.match