more than 100 capturing groups in a regex

[Joerg Schuster]

Hello,

Python regular expressions must not have more than 100 capturing
groups. The source code responsible for this reads as follows:


    # XXX: <fl> get rid of this limitation!
    if p.pattern.groups > 100:
        raise AssertionError(
            "sorry, but this version only supports 100 named groups"
            )

I have been waiting a long time now for Python to get rid of this
limitation.
I could make a program of mine a lot faster with an easy hack if Python
did not have it.

My question is: Does anyone know if the problem is going to be fixed in
the next few months or so? Or is there a way to circumvent it?


Jörg Schuster