[Patches] [ python-Patches-571976 ] Changes (?P=) with optional backref

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Patches item #571976, was opened at 2002-06-21 01:03
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Category: Modules
Group: Python 2.3
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Rejected
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Gustavo Niemeyer (niemeyer)
>Assigned to: Tim Peters (tim_one)
Summary: Changes (?P=) with optional backref

Initial Comment:
Changes the behavior of (?P=) backreference groups, as presented 
in python-dev. 

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>Comment By: Tim Peters (tim_one)
Date: 2002-06-23 22:21

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Rejected, as per Python-Dev discussion.  Backreferences 
can be confusing in edge cases, but Python's semantics in 
these cases match at least those of Perl and POSIX too, 
and any change here is going to break something.  There 
are other ways to spell the intent.

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