New submission from Jérôme Laurens <jerome.laur...@u-bourgogne.fr>:
Test code: ``` import re test='''012345678 012345678 ''' pattern = r'^\s+?$' m = re.search(pattern, test, re.M) if m: print(f'TEST FOUND "{m.span()}"') def replace(m): print(f'TEST REMOVE {m.span()}') return '' test = re.sub(pattern, replace, test, re.M) m = re.search(pattern, test, re.M) if m: print(f'TEST STILL THERE "{m.span()}"') print('COMPILE PATTERN FIRST') pattern_re = re.compile(pattern, re.M) m = re.search(pattern_re, test) if m: print(f'TEST FOUND "{m.span()}"') def replace(m): print(f'TEST REMOVE {m.span()}') return '' test = re.sub(pattern_re, replace, test) m = re.search(pattern_re, test) if m: print(f'TEST STILL THERE "{m.span()}"') ``` Actual output: TEST FOUND "(10, 19)" TEST STILL THERE "(10, 19)" COMPILE PATTERN FIRST TEST FOUND "(10, 19)" TEST REMOVE (10, 19) This is an inconsistency between re.search and re.sub. Either this is a bug in the code or in the documentation. ---------- components: IO messages: 381901 nosy: jlaurens priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: re.sub ignores flag re.M type: behavior versions: Python 3.8 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue42473> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com