Forget about the temp file.

Count lines in Python.

except get*str*arg --> get*Str*arg; get*str*arg fetches a C string.

guided by a format string, makes all get*arg() functions unnecessary.

Use getargs() function.
Drop re_string from re object.

Define % operator similar to int%int.

of a compiler warning.

Accept * as well as + in varargs arg list.

GNU regular expressions