[Python-Dev] Missing arguments in RE functions

[Raymond Hettinger]

> > The first missing feature is the "flags" argument in the findall and
> > finditer functions.
>  . . .
> > The second missing feature is the ability to specify start and end
> > indices when doing matches and searches.
> 
> +1
> 
> I've need both of these more than once.
> 
> Are you up to crafting the code?

Noam has posted a patch:
    www.python.org/sf/1024041

After adding the unittests, does anyone see any reason that this should
not be in Py2.4?  


Raymond Hettinger