[ python-Bugs-1104608 ] Wrong expression with \w+?

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Bugs item #1104608, was opened at 2005-01-18 17:49
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Category: Regular Expressions
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: rengel (engel_re)
Assigned to: Gustavo Niemeyer (niemeyer)
Summary: Wrong expression with \w+?

Initial Comment:
str = 'match the url www.junit.org with following regex'
regex = re.compile('(www\.\w+?\.\w+?)')
print regex.sub('<span class="url">\1</span>', str)
# It produces
match the url <span class="url">www.junit.o</span>rg
with following regex
# It should produce
match the url <span class="url">www.junit.org</span>
with following regex



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