[Python-Dev] Re: [Bug #115845] sre: maxsplit as keyword argument

[Fredrik Lundh]

http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?func=detailbug&bug_id=115845&group_id=5470

> Details: Split gives TypeError when called as a method of compiled
> regular expression object with maxsplit as keyword argument.
> This error is only in sre, pre is OK.
> 
> Python 1.6 (#2, Sep  6 2000, 18:20:07) [C] on osf1V4
> >>> import re
> >>> patt = re.compile(' ')
> >>> list = patt.split("a b c",50)              # OK
> >>> list = re.split(' ',"a b c",maxsplit=50)   # OK     
> >>> list = patt.split("a b c",maxsplit=50)     # ERROR
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> TypeError: this function takes no keyword arguments
> 
> >>> import pre
> >>> patt = pre.compile(' ')
> >>> list = patt.split("a b c",maxsplit=50)     # OK

is this really a bug?  should users expect to be able to use
keyword arguments anywhere?

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