backout fac649bf2d10 (#9179) for further consideration

Lib/re.py

@@ -312,11 +312,10 @@ class Scanner:
         s = sre_parse.Pattern()
         s.flags = flags
         for phrase, action in lexicon:
-            gid = s.opengroup()
             p.append(sre_parse.SubPattern(s, [
-                (SUBPATTERN, (gid, sre_parse.parse(phrase, flags))),
+                (SUBPATTERN, (len(p)+1, sre_parse.parse(phrase, flags))),
                 ]))
-            s.closegroup(gid, p[-1])
+        s.groups = len(p)+1
         p = sre_parse.SubPattern(s, [(BRANCH, (None, p))])
         self.scanner = sre_compile.compile(p)
     def scan(self, string):

Lib/sre_parse.py

@@ -66,25 +66,24 @@ class Pattern:
     # master pattern object.  keeps track of global attributes
     def __init__(self):
         self.flags = 0
+        self.open = []
+        self.groups = 1
         self.groupdict = {}
-        self.subpatterns = [None]  # group 0
-    @property
-    def groups(self):
-        return len(self.subpatterns)
     def opengroup(self, name=None):
         gid = self.groups
-        self.subpatterns.append(None)
+        self.groups = gid + 1
         if name is not None:
             ogid = self.groupdict.get(name, None)
             if ogid is not None:
                 raise error, ("redefinition of group name %s as group %d; "
                               "was group %d" % (repr(name), gid,  ogid))
             self.groupdict[name] = gid
+        self.open.append(gid)
         return gid
-    def closegroup(self, gid, p):
-        self.subpatterns[gid] = p
+    def closegroup(self, gid):
+        self.open.remove(gid)
     def checkgroup(self, gid):
-        return gid < self.groups and self.subpatterns[gid] is not None
+        return gid < self.groups and gid not in self.open
 
 class SubPattern:
     # a subpattern, in intermediate form
@@ -179,21 +178,7 @@ class SubPattern:
             elif op in UNITCODES:
                 lo = lo + 1
                 hi = hi + 1
-            elif op is GROUPREF:
-                i, j = self.pattern.subpatterns[av].getwidth()
-                lo = lo + i
-                hi = hi + j
-            elif op is GROUPREF_EXISTS:
-                i, j = av[1].getwidth()
-                if av[2] is not None:
-                    l, h = av[2].getwidth()
-                    i = min(i, l)
-                    j = max(j, h)
-                else:
-                    i = 0
-                lo = lo + i
-                hi = hi + j
-            elif op is SUCCESS:
+            elif op == SUCCESS:
                 break
         self.width = min(lo, MAXREPEAT - 1), min(hi, MAXREPEAT)
         return self.width
@@ -672,7 +657,7 @@ def _parse(source, state):
                 if not sourcematch(")"):
                     raise error, "unbalanced parenthesis"
                 if group is not None:
-                    state.closegroup(group, p)
+                    state.closegroup(group)
                 subpatternappend((SUBPATTERN, (group, p)))
             else:
                 while 1:

Lib/test/test_re.py

@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ class ReTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(re.match("a.*b", "a\n\nb", re.DOTALL).group(0),
                          "a\n\nb")
 
-    def test_lookahead(self):
+    def test_non_consuming(self):
         self.assertEqual(re.match("(a(?=\s[^a]))", "a b").group(1), "a")
         self.assertEqual(re.match("(a(?=\s[^a]*))", "a b").group(1), "a")
         self.assertEqual(re.match("(a(?=\s[abc]))", "a b").group(1), "a")
@@ -463,42 +463,6 @@ class ReTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(re.match(r"(a)(?!\s\1)", "a b").group(1), "a")
         self.assertEqual(re.match(r"(a)(?!\s(abc|a))", "a b").group(1), "a")
 
-        # Group reference.
-        self.assertTrue(re.match(r'(a)b(?=\1)a', 'aba'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match(r'(a)b(?=\1)c', 'abac'))
-        # Conditional group reference.
-        self.assertTrue(re.match('(?:(a)|(x))b(?=(?(2)x|c))c', 'abc'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match('(?:(a)|(x))b(?=(?(2)c|x))c', 'abc'))
-        self.assertTrue(re.match('(?:(a)|(x))b(?=(?(2)x|c))c', 'abc'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match('(?:(a)|(x))b(?=(?(1)b|x))c', 'abc'))
-        self.assertTrue(re.match('(?:(a)|(x))b(?=(?(1)c|x))c', 'abc'))
-        # Group used before defined.
-        self.assertTrue(re.match('(a)b(?=(?(2)x|c))(c)', 'abc'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match('(a)b(?=(?(2)b|x))(c)', 'abc'))
-        self.assertTrue(re.match('(a)b(?=(?(1)c|x))(c)', 'abc'))
-
-    def test_lookbehind(self):
-        self.assertTrue(re.match('ab(?<=b)c', 'abc'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match('ab(?<=c)c', 'abc'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match('ab(?<!b)c', 'abc'))
-        self.assertTrue(re.match('ab(?<!c)c', 'abc'))
-        # Group reference.
-        self.assertTrue(re.match(r'(a)a(?<=\1)c', 'aac'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match(r'(a)b(?<=\1)a', 'abaa'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match(r'(a)a(?<!\1)c', 'aac'))
-        self.assertTrue(re.match(r'(a)b(?<!\1)a', 'abaa'))
-        # Conditional group reference.
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match('(?:(a)|(x))b(?<=(?(2)x|c))c', 'abc'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match('(?:(a)|(x))b(?<=(?(2)b|x))c', 'abc'))
-        self.assertTrue(re.match('(?:(a)|(x))b(?<=(?(2)x|b))c', 'abc'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match('(?:(a)|(x))b(?<=(?(1)c|x))c', 'abc'))
-        self.assertTrue(re.match('(?:(a)|(x))b(?<=(?(1)b|x))c', 'abc'))
-        # Group used before defined.
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match('(a)b(?<=(?(2)x|c))(c)', 'abc'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match('(a)b(?<=(?(2)b|x))(c)', 'abc'))
-        self.assertIsNone(re.match('(a)b(?<=(?(1)c|x))(c)', 'abc'))
-        self.assertTrue(re.match('(a)b(?<=(?(1)b|x))(c)', 'abc'))
-
     def test_ignore_case(self):
         self.assertEqual(re.match("abc", "ABC", re.I).group(0), "ABC")
         self.assertEqual(re.match("abc", u"ABC", re.I).group(0), "ABC")

Misc/NEWS

@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ Library
 - Issue #22821: Fixed fcntl() with integer argument on 64-bit big-endian
   platforms.
 
-- Issues #814253, #9179: Group references and conditional group references now
-  work in lookbehind assertions in regular expressions.
-
 - Issue #17293: uuid.getnode() now determines MAC address on AIX using netstat.
   Based on patch by Aivars Kalvāns.