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Title: Changes (?P=) with optional backref
Type: Stage:
Components: Extension Modules Versions: Python 2.3
process
Status: closed Resolution: rejected
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: tim.peters Nosy List: niemeyer, tim.peters
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2002-06-21 05:03 by niemeyer, last changed 2022-04-10 16:05 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg40363 - (view) Author: Gustavo Niemeyer (niemeyer) * (Python committer) Date: 2002-06-21 05:03
Changes the behavior of (?P=) backreference groups, as presented 
in python-dev. 
msg40364 - (view) Author: Tim Peters (tim.peters) * (Python committer) Date: 2002-06-24 02:21
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Rejected, as per Python-Dev discussion.  Backreferences 
can be confusing in edge cases, but Python's semantics in 
these cases match at least those of Perl and POSIX too, 
and any change here is going to break something.  There 
are other ways to spell the intent.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-10 16:05:26adminsetgithub: 36780
2002-06-21 05:03:02niemeyercreate