Strange re problem on OSX but Not Linux

[Paul McGuire]

"Gabriel Genellina" <gagsl-py at yahoo.com.ar> wrote in message 
news:mailman.1932.1163019917.11739.python-list at python.org...
> Dont use regex as a name. Also, do you have any script called "re.py" 
> hidding that library module? or regex.py?

My bet is that a local re.py is masking the lib module.  (It's a shame this 
error is so easy to trip over.)

-- Paul