Matthew Barnett added the comment:
Lookarounds can contain capture groups:
>>> import re
>>> re.search(r'a(?=(.))', 'ab').groups()
('b',)
>>> re.search(r'(?<=(.))b', 'ab').groups()
('a',)
so lookarounds that are optional or can have no repeats might have a use.
I'm not sure whether it's useful to repeat them more than once, but that's
another matter.
I'd say that it's not a bug.
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