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⚡ Optimize regex compilation in epub_converter.py - #8

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What: The optimization pre-compiles regex patterns for Chinese characters and English words at the module level in scripts/zlibrary/epub_converter.py.

🎯 Why: Previously, these regex patterns were compiled on every call to count_words, which is called inside loops for each chapter and paragraph. While Python has an internal regex cache, pre-compiling is a best practice that ensures maximum efficiency and avoids the overhead of cache lookups.

📊 Measured Improvement: In a synthetic benchmark of 1,000 calls on a large text string, the improvement was negligible (~0.68%), likely because the regex patterns are simple and Python's internal cache already handles them well. However, this change is a standard performance best practice and ensures consistent efficiency regardless of the cache's state or the complexity of the patterns.


PR created automatically by Jules for task 16878068106873074309 started by @magicseek

- Pre-compile CHINESE_RE and ENGLISH_RE at the module level.
- Update count_words() to use the pre-compiled patterns.
- This avoids repeated compilation (or internal cache lookups) during each call, improving efficiency for large books with many chapters and paragraphs.

Co-authored-by: magicseek <446252+magicseek@users.noreply.github.com>
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