[issue6156] Error compiling valid regex

[Matthew Barnett]

Matthew Barnett <python at mrabarnett.plus.com> added the comment:

I agree that it's a bug.

A workaround is r'([xy])(?:\s{0,65534}\1)+'. A repeat of 65535 is
treated as unlimited (but no warning is given).

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nosy: +mrabarnett

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