[Python-checkins] cpython (3.3): Issue #18050: Fixed an incompatibility of the re module with Python 3.3.0

[serhiy.storchaka]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/68a7d77a90c3
changeset:   85758:68a7d77a90c3
branch:      3.3
parent:      85755:2b7f11ba871c
user:        Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka at gmail.com>
date:        Fri Sep 20 21:24:39 2013 +0300
summary:
  Issue #18050: Fixed an incompatibility of the re module with Python 3.3.0
binaries.

files:
  Lib/sre_compile.py   |  1 -
  Lib/sre_constants.py |  6 +++++-
  Lib/sre_parse.py     |  1 -
  Misc/NEWS            |  3 +++
  4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Lib/sre_compile.py b/Lib/sre_compile.py
--- a/Lib/sre_compile.py
+++ b/Lib/sre_compile.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import _sre, sys
 import sre_parse
 from sre_constants import *
-from _sre import MAXREPEAT
 
 assert _sre.MAGIC == MAGIC, "SRE module mismatch"
 
diff --git a/Lib/sre_constants.py b/Lib/sre_constants.py
--- a/Lib/sre_constants.py
+++ b/Lib/sre_constants.py
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
 
 MAGIC = 20031017
 
-from _sre import MAXREPEAT
+try:
+    from _sre import MAXREPEAT
+except ImportError:
+    import _sre
+    MAXREPEAT = _sre.MAXREPEAT = 65535
 
 # SRE standard exception (access as sre.error)
 # should this really be here?
diff --git a/Lib/sre_parse.py b/Lib/sre_parse.py
--- a/Lib/sre_parse.py
+++ b/Lib/sre_parse.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import sys
 
 from sre_constants import *
-from _sre import MAXREPEAT
 
 SPECIAL_CHARS = ".\\[{()*+?^$|"
 REPEAT_CHARS = "*+?{"
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #18050: Fixed an incompatibility of the re module with Python 3.3.0
+  binaries.
+
 - Issue #19037: The mailbox module now makes all changes to maildir files
   before moving them into place, to avoid race conditions with other programs
   that may be accessing the maildir directory.

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython