[issue1566086] RE (regular expression) matching stuck in loop

Matthew Barnett added the comment: This problem has been addressed in issue #2636. Extra checks have been added to reduce the amount of backtracking. -- nosy: +mrabarnett ___ Python tracker

[issue1566086] RE (regular expression) matching stuck in loop

Georg Brandl added the comment: Done. -- nosy: +georg.brandl resolution: -> duplicate status: open -> closed superseder: -> the re module can perform poorly: O(2**n) versus O(n**2) _ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[issue1566086] RE (regular expression) matching stuck in loop

Ralf Schmitt added the comment: With python 2.6 the program can be interrupted with ctrl-c (see http://bugs.python.org/issue846388). I think this one should be closed as a duplicate of: http://bugs.python.org/issue1662581 -- nosy: +schmir _ Tracker <[