[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.720,1.721

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Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:00:04 -0700


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv12812/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
SF patch #720991 by Gary Herron:
A small fix for bug #545855 and Greg Chapman's
addition of op code SRE_OP_MIN_REPEAT_ONE for
eliminating recursion on simple uses of pattern '*?' on a
long string.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	11 Apr 2003 18:43:03 -0000	1.720
--- NEWS	14 Apr 2003 17:59:29 -0000	1.721
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*** 55,58 ****
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+ - The .*? pattern in the re module is now special-cased to avoid the
+   recursion limit.  (SF patch #720991 -- many thanks to Gary Herron
+   and Greg Chapman.)
+ 
  - New function sys.call_tracing() allows pdb to debug code
    recursively.