Tim Peters added the comment: +1. Note that this really can't be done in user-level code. For example, consider matching the pattern
a|ab against the string ab Without being _forced_ to consider the "ab" branch, the regexp will match just the "a" branch. So, e.g., the example code you posted will say "nope, it didn't match (the whole thing)". ---------- nosy: +tim_one _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue16203> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
