Bugs item #1771483, was opened at 2007-08-10 08:56 Message generated for change (Settings changed) made by viciousdog You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1771483&group_id=5470
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Regular Expressions Group: Python 2.5 >Status: Deleted Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: viciousdog (viciousdog) Assigned to: Gustavo Niemeyer (niemeyer) Summary: another 'nothing to repeat' Initial Comment: Hi, rxSlice = re.compile('\[([^:\]]*):([^:\[]?){1}(:[^:\[]+)?\]') compiles, but rxSlice = re.compile('\[([^:\]]*):([^:\[]*){1}(:[^:\[]+)?\]') produces: >>> error: nothing to repeat (Python 2.5.1 in idle on Windows XPpro) Perhaps that 'nothing to repeat' is intended for {x} (i wouldn't like that at all), but then it must not differenciate between * and ?. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=105470&aid=1771483&group_id=5470 _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com