[issue13592] repr(regex) doesn't include actual regex

[Antoine Pitrou]

Antoine Pitrou <pitrou at free.fr> added the comment:

> I'm just adding this to the regex module and I've come up against a
> possible issue. The regex module supports named lists, which could be
> very big. Should the entire contents of those lists also be shown in
> the repr?They would have to be if the repr is to be a eval-able.

I don't see how eval()able repr is a big deal. Most reprs aren't, and I
think a readable and informative representation is the real goal.

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