[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #117242] Negative lookbehind fails

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Bug #117242, was updated on 2000-Oct-18 15:47
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Library
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Bug Group: None
Priority: 5
Summary: Negative lookbehind fails

Details: Found by Robin Becker and reported on comp.lang.python...
The following example program doesn't match, and it seems like it 
should.

import re
wpat = re.compile(r'(?<!self\.)\b([A-Za-z_]\w*)\s*\(')
m = wpat.search('   a(')


Follow-Ups:

Date: 2000-Oct-20 09:26
By: akuchling

Comment:
Patch #101972 is a proposed fix for this bug.
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Date: 2000-Oct-28 06:37
By: effbot

Comment:
fixed in my local copy.  I'll update the CVS version as
soon as I've updated the regression suite.

thanks /F

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