[Python-Dev] one last SRE headache

[Fredrik Lundh]

tim:

> [/F]
> > I had to add one rule:
> >
> >     If it starts with a zero, it's always an octal number.
> >     Up to two more octal digits are accepted after the
> >     leading zero.
> >
> > but this still fails on this pattern:
> >
> >     r'(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)(k)(l)\119'
> >
> > where the last part is supposed to be a reference to
> > group 11, followed by a literal '9'.
> 
> But 9 isn't an octal digit, so it fits w/ your new rule just fine.

last time I checked, "1" wasn't a valid zero.

but nevermind; I think I've figured it out (see other mail)

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