[Python-Dev] what is happening with the regex module going into Python 3.3?

[Brian Curtin]

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 7:31 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:
> But changes to the stdlib (bug fixes or functional changes) are very likely
> to run at a slower pace to what third-party packages can afford. If you
> continue to develop regex outside of the stdlib, that could cause
> complications.

Developing outside of the standard library isn't an option. You could
always backport things to the external version like the unittest2
project, but standard library modules need to be grown and fixed first
in the standard library.