[Python-Dev] Unicode regexp problem

[Florent Guillaume]

I've got the following problem, in python 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3a0 (Debian):

>>> import re
>>> re.compile(r'\w+',   re.U).sub('X', u'hello caf\xe9')
u'X X'
>>> re.compile(r'\w{1}', re.U).sub('X', u'hello caf\xe9')
u'XXXXX XXXX'
>>> re.compile(r'\w',    re.U).sub('X', u'hello caf\xe9')
u'XXXXX XXX\xe9'

The first two results are ok, but the third is not.

Thanks,

Florent


PS: I'd appreciate a Cc on answers.

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