[Python-Dev] Regexp 2.7

[Nick Coghlan]

Terry Reedy wrote:
> There is a conflict between running a thorough test of everything
> possible and not having the test suite run for hours.  I believe a
> couple of other modules have a regular sanity-check test and an extended
> patch-check test.  Something like that might be appropriate for re.

Correct - a new regrtest resource (e.g. -uregex) could be added if the
enhanced regex tests took too much time to run. (-udecimal and
-ucompiler are the two existing examples of this that you're likely
thinking off)

Cheers,
Nick.

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