[Python-Dev] a feature i'd like to see in python #2: indexing of match objects

[Steve Holden]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> Steve Holden schrieb:
>> Precisely. But your example had only one group "(b)" in it, which is
>> retrieved using m.group(1). So the subgroups are numbered starting from
>> 1 and subgroup 0 is a special case which returns the whole match.
>>
>> I know what the Zen says about special cases, but in this case the rules
>> were apparently broken with impunity.
> 
> Well, the proposal was to interpret m[i] as m.group(i), for all values
> of i. I can't see anything confusing with that.
> 
I don't suppose that would be any more confusing than the present case.

regards
  Steve
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