which re a|l|t|e|r|n|a|t|i|v|e matched?

[Tim Peters]

[Tim]
>> You can't have more than 99 capturing groups in a single regexp,
>> though.

[Jeremy Fincher]
> Why not?

Evidently because nobody has yet judged it worth their time to raise the
limit.

ain't-my-itch-ly y'rs  - tim