[issue3128] Regex causes python to hang up? / loop infinite?

[Amaury Forgeot d'Arc]

Amaury Forgeot d'Arc <amauryfa at gmail.com> added the comment:

Yes, this can happen.

See http://www.regular-expressions.info/catastrophic.html

I am sure your regexp belongs to the same category.

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resolution:  -> invalid
status: open -> closed

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