New "re" regular expression support.

The new re module was written by Andrew Kuchling and uses the pcre
code in ../Modules/.  The old re module has been renamed to re1,
just in case you need it for comparison.

2 files changed, 1575 insertions, 1145 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/re.py b/Lib/re.py
index 6c24797..6c3ee0b 100644
--- a/Lib/re.py
+++ b/Lib/re.py
@@ -2,42 +2,27 @@
 # -*- mode: python -*-
 # $Id$
 
-import string
-import reop
-
-# reop.error and re.error should be the same, since exceptions can be
-# raised from  either module.
-error = reop.error # 're error'
 
-from reop import NORMAL, CHARCLASS, REPLACEMENT
-from reop import CHAR, MEMORY_REFERENCE, SYNTAX, NOT_SYNTAX, SET
-from reop import WORD_BOUNDARY, NOT_WORD_BOUNDARY, BEGINNING_OF_BUFFER, END_OF_BUFFER
-
-# compilation flags
-
-IGNORECASE = I = 0x01
-
-MULTILINE = M = 0x02
-DOTALL = S = 0x04
-VERBOSE = X = 0x08
+import sys
+import string
+from pcre import *
 
-repetition_operators = ['*', '*?', '+', '+?', '?', '??', '{n}', '{n}?',
-			'{n,}', '{n,}?', '{n,m}', '{n,m}?']
+[ NORMAL, CHARCLASS, REPLACEMENT ] = range(3)
+[ CHAR, MEMORY_REFERENCE, SYNTAX, NOT_SYNTAX, SET, WORD_BOUNDARY, NOT_WORD_BOUNDARY, BEGINNING_OF_BUFFER, END_OF_BUFFER ] = range(9)
 
 #
-#
+# First, the public part of the interface:
 #
 
-def valid_identifier(id):
-    if len(id) == 0:
-	return 0
-    if (not reop.syntax_table[id[0]] & reop.word) or \
-       (reop.syntax_table[id[0]] & reop.digit):
-	return 0
-    for char in id[1:]:
-	if not reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.word:
-	    return 0
-    return 1
+# pcre.error and re.error should be the same, since exceptions can be
+# raised from  either module.
+
+# compilation flags
+
+I = IGNORECASE
+M = MULTILINE
+S = DOTALL 
+X = VERBOSE 
 
 #
 #
@@ -83,60 +68,17 @@ def split(pattern, string, maxsplit=0):
 #
 #
 
-def _expand(m, repl):
-    results = []
-    index = 0
-    size = len(repl)
-    while index < size:
-	found = string.find(repl, '\\', index)
-	if found < 0:
-	    results.append(repl[index:])
-	    break
-	if found > index:
-	    results.append(repl[index:found])
-	escape_type, value, index = expand_escape(repl, found+1, REPLACEMENT)
-	if escape_type == CHAR:
-	    results.append(value)
-	elif escape_type == MEMORY_REFERENCE:
-	    r = m.group(value)
-	    if r is None:
-		raise error, ('group "' + str(value) + '" did not contribute '
-			      'to the match')
-	    results.append(m.group(value))
-	else:
-	    raise error, "bad escape in replacement"
-    return string.join(results, '')
-
 class RegexObject:
-    def __init__(self, pattern, flags, code, num_regs, groupindex):
-	self.code = code
-	self.num_regs = num_regs
+    def __init__(self, pattern, flags, code, groupindex):
+	self.code = code 
 	self.flags = flags
 	self.pattern = pattern
 	self.groupindex = groupindex
-	self.fastmap = build_fastmap(code)
-	
-	if code[0].name == 'bol':
-	    self.anchor = 1
-	    
-	elif code[0].name == 'begbuf':
-	    self.anchor = 2
-	    
-	else:
-	    self.anchor = 0
-	    
-	self.buffer = assemble(code)
     def search(self, string, pos=0):
-	regs = reop.search(self.buffer,
-			   self.num_regs,
-			   self.flags,
-			   self.fastmap.can_be_null,
-			   self.fastmap.fastmap(),
-			   self.anchor,
-			   string,
-			   pos)
+	regs = self.code.match(string, pos, 0)
 	if regs is None:
 	    return None
+	self.num_regs=len(regs)
 	
 	return MatchObject(self,
 			   string,
@@ -144,17 +86,10 @@ class RegexObject:
 			   regs)
     
     def match(self, string, pos=0):
-	regs = reop.match(self.buffer,
-			  self.num_regs,
-			  self.flags,
-			  self.fastmap.can_be_null,
-			  self.fastmap.fastmap(),
-			  self.anchor,
-			  string,
-			  pos)
+	regs = self.code.match(string, pos, ANCHORED)
 	if regs is None:
 	    return None
-	
+	self.num_regs=len(regs)/2
 	return MatchObject(self,
 			   string,
 			   pos,
@@ -165,13 +100,13 @@ class RegexObject:
     
     def subn(self, repl, source, count=0):
 	if count < 0:
-	    raise ValueError, "negative substibution count"
+	    raise error, "negative substitution count"
 	if count == 0:
 	    import sys
 	    count = sys.maxint
 	if type(repl) == type(''):
 	    if '\\' in repl:
-		repl = lambda m, r=repl: _expand(m, r)
+		repl = lambda m, r=repl: pcre_expand(m, r)
 	    else:
 		repl = lambda m, r=repl: r
 	n = 0           # Number of matches
@@ -275,7 +210,8 @@ class MatchObject:
 		    g = self.re.groupindex[g]
 		except (KeyError, TypeError):
 		    raise IndexError, ('group "' + g + '" is undefined')
-	    if (self.regs[g][0] == -1) or (self.regs[g][1] == -1):
+	    if len(self.regs)<=g: raise IndexError, ('group "' + str(g) + '" is undefined')
+	    elif (self.regs[g][0] == -1) or (self.regs[g][1] == -1):
 		result.append(None)
 	    else:
 		result.append(self.string[self.regs[g][0]:self.regs[g][1]])
@@ -286,364 +222,56 @@ class MatchObject:
 	else:
 	    return ()
 
-#
-# A set of classes to make assembly a bit easier, if a bit verbose.
-#
-
-class Instruction:
-    def __init__(self, opcode, size=1):
-	self.opcode = opcode
-	self.size = size
-    def assemble(self, position, labels):
-	return self.opcode
-    def __repr__(self):
-	return '%-15s' % (self.name)
-
-class End(Instruction):
-    name = 'end'
-    def __init__(self):
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(0))
-
-class Bol(Instruction):
-    name = 'bol'
-    def __init__(self):
-	self.name = 'bol'
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(1))
-
-class Eol(Instruction):
-    name = 'eol'
-    def __init__(self):
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(2))
-
-class Set(Instruction):
-    name = 'set'
-    def __init__(self, set, flags=0):
-	self.set = set
-	if flags & IGNORECASE: self.set=map(string.lower, self.set)
-	if len(set)==1: 
-	    # If only one element, use the "exact" opcode (it'll be faster)
-	    Instruction.__init__(self, chr(4), 2)
-	else:
-	    # Use the "set" opcode
-	    Instruction.__init__(self, chr(3), 33)
-    def assemble(self, position, labels):
-	if len(self.set)==1:
-	    # If only one character in set, generate an "exact" opcode
-	    return self.opcode + self.set[0]
-	result = self.opcode
-	temp = 0
-	for i, c in map(lambda x: (x, chr(x)), range(256)):
-	    if c in self.set:
-		temp = temp | (1 << (i & 7))
-	    if (i % 8) == 7:
-		result = result + chr(temp)
-		temp = 0
-	return result
-    def __repr__(self):
-	result = '%-15s' % (self.name)
-	self.set.sort()
-	# XXX this should print more intelligently
-	for char in self.set:
-	    result = result + char
-	return result
-    
-class Exact(Instruction):
-    name = 'exact'
-    def __init__(self, char, flags):
-	self.char = char
-	if flags & IGNORECASE: self.char=string.lower(self.char)
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(4), 2)
-    def assemble(self, position, labels):
-	return self.opcode + self.char
-    def __repr__(self):
-	return '%-15s %s' % (self.name, `self.char`)
-    
-class AnyChar(Instruction):
-    name = 'anychar'
-    def __init__(self):
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(5))
-    def assemble(self, position, labels):
-	return self.opcode
-
-class MemoryInstruction(Instruction):
-    def __init__(self, opcode, register):
-	self.register = register
-	Instruction.__init__(self, opcode, 2)
-    def assemble(self, position, labels):
-	return self.opcode + chr(self.register)
-    def __repr__(self):
-	return '%-15s %i' % (self.name, self.register)
-
-class StartMemory(MemoryInstruction):
-    name = 'start_memory'
-    def __init__(self, register):
-	MemoryInstruction.__init__(self, chr(6), register)
-
-class EndMemory(MemoryInstruction):
-    name = 'end_memory'
-    def __init__(self, register):
-	MemoryInstruction.__init__(self, chr(7), register)
-
-class MatchMemory(MemoryInstruction):
-    name = 'match_memory'
-    def __init__(self, register):
-	MemoryInstruction.__init__(self, chr(8), register)
-
-class JumpInstruction(Instruction):
-    def __init__(self, opcode, label):
-	self.label = label
-	Instruction.__init__(self, opcode, 3)
-    def compute_offset(self, start, dest):
-	return dest - (start + 3)
-    def pack_offset(self, offset):
-	if offset > 32767:
-	    raise error, 'offset out of range (pos)'
-	elif offset < -32768:
-	    raise error, 'offset out of range (neg)'
-	elif offset < 0:
-	    offset = offset + 65536
-	return chr(offset & 0xff) + chr((offset >> 8) & 0xff)
-    def assemble(self, position, labels):
-	return self.opcode + \
-	       self.pack_offset(self.compute_offset(position,
-						    labels[self.label]))
-    def __repr__(self):
-	return '%-15s %i' % (self.name, self.label)
-
-class Jump(JumpInstruction):
-    name = 'jump'
-    def __init__(self, label):
-	JumpInstruction.__init__(self, chr(9), label)
-
-class StarJump(JumpInstruction):
-    name = 'star_jump'
-    def __init__(self, label):
-	JumpInstruction.__init__(self, chr(10), label)
-
-class FailureJump(JumpInstruction):
-    name = 'failure_jump'
-    def __init__(self, label):
-	JumpInstruction.__init__(self, chr(11), label)
-
-class UpdateFailureJump(JumpInstruction):
-    name = 'update_failure_jump'
-    def __init__(self, label):
-	JumpInstruction.__init__(self, chr(12), label)
-
-class DummyFailureJump(JumpInstruction):
-    name = 'dummy_failure_jump'
-    def __init__(self, label):
-	JumpInstruction.__init__(self, chr(13), label)
-	
-class BegBuf(Instruction):
-    name = 'begbuf'
-    def __init__(self):
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(14))
-
-class EndBuf(Instruction):
-    name = 'endbuf'
-    def __init__(self):
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(15))
-
-class WordBeg(Instruction):
-    name = 'wordbeg'
-    def __init__(self):
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(16))
-
-class WordEnd(Instruction):
-    name = 'wordend'
-    def __init__(self):
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(17))
-
-class WordBound(Instruction):
-    name = 'wordbound'
-    def __init__(self):
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(18))
-
-class NotWordBound(Instruction):
-    name = 'notwordbound'
-    def __init__(self):
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(19))
-
-class SyntaxSpec(Instruction):
-    name = 'syntaxspec'
-    def __init__(self, syntax):
-	self.syntax = syntax
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(20), 2)
-    def assemble(self, postition, labels):
-	return self.opcode + chr(self.syntax)
-
-class NotSyntaxSpec(Instruction):
-    name = 'notsyntaxspec'
-    def __init__(self, syntax):
-	self.syntax = syntax
-	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(21), 2)
-    def assemble(self, postition, labels):
-	return self.opcode + chr(self.syntax)
-
-class Label(Instruction):
-    name = 'label'
-    def __init__(self, label):
-	self.label = label
-	Instruction.__init__(self, '', 0)
-    def __repr__(self):
-	return '%-15s %i' % (self.name, self.label)
-
-class OpenParen(Instruction):
-    name = '('
-    def __init__(self, register):
-	self.register = register
-	Instruction.__init__(self, '', 0)
-    def assemble(self, position, labels):
-	raise error, 'unmatched open parenthesis'
-
-class Alternation(Instruction):
-    name = '|'
-    def __init__(self):
-	Instruction.__init__(self, '', 0)
-    def assemble(self, position, labels):
-	raise error, 'an alternation was not taken care of'
-
-#
-#
-#
-
-def assemble(instructions):
-    labels = {}
-    position = 0
-    pass1 = []
-    for instruction in instructions:
-	if instruction.name == 'label':
-	    labels[instruction.label] = position
-	else:
-	    pass1.append((position, instruction))
-	    position = position + instruction.size
-    pass2 = ''
-    for position, instruction in pass1:
-	pass2 = pass2 + instruction.assemble(position, labels)
-    return pass2
-
-#
-#
-#
-
 def escape(pattern):
     result = []
+    alphanum=string.letters+'_'+string.digits
     for char in pattern:
-	if not reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.word:
+	if char not in alphanum:
 	    result.append('\\')
 	result.append(char)
     return string.join(result, '')
 
-#
-#
-#
-
-def registers_used(instructions):
-    result = []
-    for instruction in instructions:
-	if (instruction.name in ['set_memory', 'end_memory']) and \
-	   (instruction.register not in result):
-	    result.append(instruction.register)
-    return result
-
-#
-#
-#
-
-class Fastmap:
-    def __init__(self):
-	self.map = ['\000']*256
-	self.can_be_null = 0
-    def add(self, char):
-	self.map[ord(char)] = '\001'
-    def fastmap(self):
-	return string.join(self.map, '')
-    def __getitem__(self, char):
-	return ord(self.map[ord(char)])
-    def __repr__(self):
-	self.map.sort()
-	return 'Fastmap(' + `self.can_be_null` + ', ' + `self.map` + ')'
-
-#
-#
-#
-
-def find_label(code, label):
-    line = 0
-    for instruction in code:
-	if (instruction.name == 'label') and (instruction.label == label):
-	    return line + 1
-	line = line + 1
-	
-def build_fastmap_aux(code, pos, visited, fastmap):
-    if visited[pos]:
-	return
-    while 1:
-	instruction = code[pos]
-	visited[pos] = 1
-	pos = pos + 1
-	if instruction.name == 'end':
-	    fastmap.can_be_null = 1
-	    return
-	elif instruction.name == 'syntaxspec':
-	    for char in map(chr, range(256)):
-		if reop.syntax_table[char] & instruction.syntax:
-		    fastmap.add(char)
-	    return
-	elif instruction.name == 'notsyntaxspec':
-	    for char in map(chr, range(256)):
-		if not reop.syntax_table[char] & instruction.syntax:
-		    fastmap.add(char)
-	    return
-	elif instruction.name == 'eol':
-	    fastmap.add('\n')
-	    if fastmap.can_be_null == 0:
-		fastmap.can_be_null = 2
-	    return
-	elif instruction.name == 'set':
-	    for char in instruction.set:
-		fastmap.add(char)
-	    return
-	elif instruction.name == 'exact':
-	    fastmap.add(instruction.char)
-	elif instruction.name == 'anychar':
-	    for char in map(chr, range(256)):
-		if char != '\n':
-		    fastmap.add(char)
-	    return
-	elif instruction.name == 'match_memory':
-	    for char in map(chr, range(256)):
-		fastmap.add(char)
-	    fastmap.can_be_null = 1
-	    return
-	elif instruction.name in ['jump', 'dummy_failure_jump', \
-				  'update_failure_jump', 'star_jump']:
-	    pos = find_label(code, instruction.label)
-	    if visited[pos]:
-		return
-	    visited[pos] = 1
-	elif instruction.name  == 'failure_jump':
-	    build_fastmap_aux(code,
-			      find_label(code, instruction.label),
-			      visited,
-			      fastmap)
-	
-def build_fastmap(code, pos=0):
-    visited = [0] * len(code)
-    fastmap = Fastmap()
-    build_fastmap_aux(code, pos, visited, fastmap)
-    return fastmap
-
-#
-#
-#
+def valid_identifier(id):
+    import string
+    if len(id) == 0:
+	return 0
+    if id[0] not in string.letters+'_':
+	return 0
+    for char in id[1:]:
+	if not syntax_table[char] & word:
+	    return 0
+    return 1
 
-#[NORMAL, CHARCLASS, REPLACEMENT] = range(3)
-#[CHAR, MEMORY_REFERENCE, SYNTAX, NOT_SYNTAX, SET, WORD_BOUNDARY,
-# NOT_WORD_BOUNDARY, BEGINNING_OF_BUFFER, END_OF_BUFFER] = range(9)
+def compile(pattern, flags=0):
+    groupindex={}
+    code=pcre_compile(pattern, flags, groupindex)
+    return RegexObject(pattern, flags, code, groupindex)
+    
+def _expand(m, repl):
+    results = []
+    index = 0
+    size = len(repl)
+    while index < size:
+	found = string.find(repl, '\\', index)
+	if found < 0:
+	    results.append(repl[index:])
+	    break
+	if found > index:
+	    results.append(repl[index:found])
+	escape_type, value, index = _expand_escape(repl, found+1, REPLACEMENT)
+	if escape_type == CHAR:
+	    results.append(value)
+	elif escape_type == MEMORY_REFERENCE:
+	    r = m.group(value)
+	    if r is None:
+		raise error, ('group "' + str(value) + '" did not contribute '
+			      'to the match')
+	    results.append(m.group(value))
+	else:
+	    raise error, "bad escape in replacement"
+    return string.join(results, '')
 
-def expand_escape(pattern, index, context=NORMAL):
+def _expand_escape(pattern, index, context=NORMAL):
     if index >= len(pattern):
 	raise error, 'escape ends too soon'
 
@@ -676,7 +304,7 @@ def expand_escape(pattern, index, context=NORMAL):
 	# what it's doing (and Python in turn passes it on to sscanf,
 	# so that *it* doesn't incorrectly 2nd-guess what C does!)
 	char = eval ('"' + pattern[index-1:end] + '"')
-	assert len(char) == 1
+#	assert len(char) == 1
 	return CHAR, char, end
 
     elif pattern[index] == 'b':
@@ -707,75 +335,21 @@ def expand_escape(pattern, index, context=NORMAL):
 	raise error, ('\\' + pattern[index] + ' is not allowed')
     
     elif pattern[index] == 'w':
-	if context == NORMAL:
-	    return SYNTAX, reop.word, index + 1
-	elif context == CHARCLASS:
-	    set = []
-	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
-		if reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.word:
-		    set.append(char)
-	    return SET, set, index + 1
-	else:
 	    return CHAR, 'w', index + 1
 	
     elif pattern[index] == 'W':
-	if context == NORMAL:
-	    return NOT_SYNTAX, reop.word, index + 1
-	elif context == CHARCLASS:
-	    set = []
-	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
-		if not reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.word:
-		    set.append(char)
-	    return SET, set, index + 1
-	else:
 	    return CHAR, 'W', index + 1
 	
     elif pattern[index] == 's':
-	if context == NORMAL:
-	    return SYNTAX, reop.whitespace, index + 1
-	elif context == CHARCLASS:
-	    set = []
-	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
-		if reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.whitespace:
-		    set.append(char)
-	    return SET, set, index + 1
-	else:
 	    return CHAR, 's', index + 1
 	
     elif pattern[index] == 'S':
-	if context == NORMAL:
-	    return NOT_SYNTAX, reop.whitespace, index + 1
-	elif context == CHARCLASS:
-	    set = []
-	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
-		if not reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.whitespace:
-		    set.append(char)
-	    return SET, set, index + 1
-	else:
 	    return CHAR, 'S', index + 1
 	
     elif pattern[index] == 'd':
-	if context == NORMAL:
-	    return SYNTAX, reop.digit, index + 1
-	elif context == CHARCLASS:
-	    set = []
-	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
-		if reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.digit:
-		    set.append(char)
-	    return SET, set, index + 1
-	else:
 	    return CHAR, 'd', index + 1
 	
     elif pattern[index] == 'D':
-	if context == NORMAL:
-	    return NOT_SYNTAX, reop.digit, index + 1
-	elif context == CHARCLASS:
-	    set = []
-	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
-		if not reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.digit:
-		    set.append(char)
-	    return SET, set, index + 1
-	else:
 	    return CHAR, 'D', index + 1
 
     elif pattern[index] in '0123456789':
@@ -854,655 +428,3 @@ def expand_escape(pattern, index, context=NORMAL):
     else:
 	return CHAR, pattern[index], index + 1
 
-def compile(pattern, flags=0):
-    stack = []
-    label = 0
-    register = 1
-    groupindex = {}
-    lastop = ''
-
-    # look for embedded pattern modifiers at the beginning of the pattern
-
-    index = 0
-
-    if len(pattern) >= 3 and \
-       (pattern[:2] == '(?') and \
-       (pattern[2] in 'iImMsSxX'):
-	index = 2
-	while (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] != ')'):
-	    if pattern[index] in 'iI':
-		flags = flags | IGNORECASE
-	    elif pattern[index] in 'mM':
-		flags = flags | MULTILINE
-	    elif pattern[index] in 'sS':
-		flags = flags | DOTALL
-	    elif pattern[index] in 'xX':
-		flags = flags | VERBOSE
-	    else:
-		raise error, 'unknown modifier'
-	    index = index + 1
-	index = index + 1
-
-    # compile the rest of the pattern
-    
-    while (index < len(pattern)):
-	char = pattern[index]
-	index = index + 1
-	if char == '\\':
-	    escape_type, value, index = expand_escape(pattern, index)
-
-	    if escape_type == CHAR:
-		stack.append([Exact(value, flags)])
-		lastop = '\\' + value
-		
-	    elif escape_type == MEMORY_REFERENCE:
-		if value >= register:
-		    raise error, ('cannot reference a register '
-				  'not yet used')
-		stack.append([MatchMemory(value)])
-		lastop = '\\1'
-		
-	    elif escape_type == BEGINNING_OF_BUFFER:
-		stack.append([BegBuf()])
-		lastop = '\\A'
-		
-	    elif escape_type == END_OF_BUFFER:
-		stack.append([EndBuf()])
-		lastop = '\\Z'
-		
-	    elif escape_type == WORD_BOUNDARY:
-		stack.append([WordBound()])
-		lastop = '\\b'
-		
-	    elif escape_type == NOT_WORD_BOUNDARY:
-		stack.append([NotWordBound()])
-		lastop = '\\B'
-		
-	    elif escape_type == SYNTAX:
-		stack.append([SyntaxSpec(value)])
-		if value == reop.word:
-		    lastop = '\\w'
-		elif value == reop.whitespace:
-		    lastop = '\\s'
-		elif value == reop.digit:
-		    lastop = '\\d'
-		else:
-		    lastop = '\\?'
-		    
-	    elif escape_type == NOT_SYNTAX:
-		stack.append([NotSyntaxSpec(value)])
-		if value == reop.word:
-		    lastop = '\\W'
-		elif value == reop.whitespace:
-		    lastop = '\\S'
-		elif value == reop.digit:
-		    lastop = '\\D'
-		else:
-		    lastop = '\\?'
-		
-	    elif escape_type == SET:
-		raise error, 'cannot use set escape type here'
-	    
-	    else:
-		raise error, 'unknown escape type'
-
-	elif char == '|':
-	    expr = []
-	    
-	    while (len(stack) != 0) and \
-		  (stack[-1][0].name != '(') and \
-		  (stack[-1][0].name != '|'):
-		expr = stack[-1] + expr
-		del stack[-1]
-	    stack.append([FailureJump(label)] + \
-			 expr + \
-			 [Jump(-1),
-			  Label(label)])
-	    stack.append([Alternation()])
-	    label = label + 1
-	    lastop = '|'
-	    
-	elif char == '(':
-	    if index >= len(pattern):
-		raise error, 'no matching close paren'
-
-	    elif pattern[index] == '?':
-		# Perl style (?...) extensions
-		index = index + 1
-		if index >= len(pattern):
-		    raise error, 'extension ends prematurely'
-
-		elif pattern[index] == 'P':
-		    # Python extensions
-		    index = index + 1
-		    if index >= len(pattern):
-			raise error, 'extension ends prematurely'
-
-		    elif pattern[index] == '<':
-			# Handle Python symbolic group names (?P<...>...)
-			index = index + 1
-			end = string.find(pattern, '>', index)
-			if end == -1:
-			    raise error, 'no end to symbolic group name'
-			name = pattern[index:end]
-			if not valid_identifier(name):
-			    raise error, ('symbolic group name must be a '
-					  'valid identifier')
-			index = end + 1
-			groupindex[name] = register
-			stack.append([OpenParen(register)])
-			register = register + 1
-			lastop = '('
-
-		    elif pattern[index] == '=':
-			# backreference to symbolic group name
-			if index >= len(pattern):
-			    raise error, '(?P= at the end of the pattern'
-			start = index + 1
-			end = string.find(pattern, ')', start)
-			if end == -1:
-			    raise error, 'no ) to end symbolic group name'
-			name = pattern[start:end]
-			if name not in groupindex.keys():
-			    raise error, ('symbolic group name ' + name + \
-					  ' has not been used yet')
-			stack.append([MatchMemory(groupindex[name])])
-			index = end + 1
-			lastop = '(?P=)'
-			
-		    else:
-			raise error, ('unknown Python extension: ' + \
-				      pattern[index])
-		    
-		elif pattern[index] == ':':
-		    # grouping, but no registers
-		    index = index + 1
-		    stack.append([OpenParen(-1)])
-		    lastop = '('
-		    
-		elif pattern[index] == '#':
-		    # comment
-		    index = index + 1
-		    end = string.find(pattern, ')', index)
-		    if end == -1:
-			raise error, 'no end to comment'
-		    index = end + 1
-		    # do not change lastop
-		    
-		elif pattern[index] == '=':
-		    raise error, ('zero-width positive lookahead '
-				  'assertion is unsupported')
-
-		elif pattern[index] == '!':
-		    raise error, ('zero-width negative lookahead '
-				  'assertion is unsupported')
-
-		elif pattern[index] in 'iImMsSxX':
-		    raise error, ('embedded pattern modifiers are only '
-				  'allowed at the beginning of the pattern')
-
-		else:
-		    raise error, 'unknown extension'
-
-	    else:
-		stack.append([OpenParen(register)])
-		register = register + 1
-		lastop = '('
-
-	elif char == ')':
-	    # make one expression out of everything on the stack up to
-	    # the marker left by the last parenthesis
-	    expr = []
-	    while (len(stack) > 0) and (stack[-1][0].name != '('):
-		expr = stack[-1] + expr
-		del stack[-1]
-
-	    if len(stack) == 0:
-		raise error, 'too many close parens'
-	    
-	    # remove markers left by alternation
-	    expr = filter(lambda x: x.name != '|', expr)
-
-	    # clean up jumps inserted by alternation
-	    need_label = 0
-	    for i in range(len(expr)):
-		if (expr[i].name == 'jump') and (expr[i].label == -1):
-		    expr[i] = Jump(label)
-		    need_label = 1
-	    if need_label:
-		expr.append(Label(label))
-		label = label + 1
-
-	    if stack[-1][0].register > 0:
-		expr = [StartMemory(stack[-1][0].register)] + \
-		       expr + \
-		       [EndMemory(stack[-1][0].register)]
-	    del stack[-1]
-	    stack.append(expr)
-	    lastop = ')'
-
-	elif char == '{':
-	    if len(stack) == 0:
-		raise error, 'no expression to repeat'
-	    end = string.find(pattern, '}', index)
-	    if end == -1:
-		raise error, ('no close curly bracket to match'
-			      ' open curly bracket')
-
-	    fields = map(string.strip,
-			 string.split(pattern[index:end], ','))
-	    index = end + 1
-
-	    minimal = 0
-	    if (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] == '?'):
-		minimal = 1
-		index = index + 1
-
-	    if len(fields) == 1:
-		# {n} or {n}? (there's really no difference)
-		try:
-		    count = string.atoi(fields[0])
-		except ValueError:
-		    raise error, ('count must be an integer '
-				  'inside curly braces')
-		if count > 65535:
-		    raise error, 'repeat count out of range'
-		expr = []
-		while count > 0:
-		    expr = expr + stack[-1]
-		    count = count - 1
-		del stack[-1]
-		stack.append(expr)
-		if minimal:
-		    lastop = '{n}?'
-		else:
-		    lastop = '{n}'
-
-	    elif len(fields) == 2:
-		# {n,} or {n,m}
-		if fields[1] == '':
-		    # {n,}
-		    try:
-			min = string.atoi(fields[0])
-		    except ValueError:
-			raise error, ('minimum must be an integer '
-				      'inside curly braces')
-		    if min > 65535:
-			raise error, 'minimum repeat count out of range'
-
-		    expr = []
-		    while min > 0:
-			expr = expr + stack[-1]
-			min = min - 1
-		    if minimal:
-			expr = expr + \
-			       ([Jump(label + 1),
-				 Label(label)] + \
-				stack[-1] + \
-				[Label(label + 1),
-				 FailureJump(label)])
-			lastop = '{n,}?'
-		    else:
-			expr = expr + \
-			       ([Label(label),
-				 FailureJump(label + 1)] +
-				stack[-1] +
-				[StarJump(label),
-				 Label(label + 1)])
-			lastop = '{n,}'
-
-		    del stack[-1]
-		    stack.append(expr)
-		    label = label + 2
-
-		else:
-		    # {n,m}
-		    try:
-			min = string.atoi(fields[0])
-		    except ValueError:
-			raise error, ('minimum must be an integer '
-				      'inside curly braces')
-		    try:
-			max = string.atoi(fields[1])
-		    except ValueError:
-			raise error, ('maximum must be an integer '
-				      'inside curly braces')
-		    if min > 65535:
-			raise error, ('minumim repeat count out '
-				      'of range')
-		    if max > 65535:
-			raise error, ('maximum repeat count out '
-				      'of range')
-		    if min > max:
-			raise error, ('minimum repeat count must be '
-				      'less than the maximum '
-				      'repeat count')
-		    expr = []
-		    while min > 0:
-			expr = expr + stack[-1]
-			min = min - 1
-			max = max - 1
-		    if minimal:
-			while max > 0:
-			    expr = expr + \
-				   [FailureJump(label),
-				    Jump(label + 1),
-				    Label(label)] + \
-				   stack[-1] + \
-				   [Label(label + 1)]
-			    max = max - 1
-			    label = label + 2
-			del stack[-1]
-			stack.append(expr)
-			lastop = '{n,m}?'
-		    else:
-			while max > 0:
-			    expr = expr + \
-				   [FailureJump(label)] + \
-				   stack[-1]
-			    max = max - 1
-			del stack[-1]
-			stack.append(expr + [Label(label)])
-			label = label + 1
-			lastop = '{n,m}'
-
-	    else:
-		raise error, ('there need to be one or two fields '
-			      'in a {} expression')
-
-	elif char == '}':
-	    raise error, 'unbalanced close curly brace'
-
-	elif char == '*':
-	    # Kleene closure
-	    if len(stack) == 0:
-		raise error, '* needs something to repeat'
-
-	    if lastop in ['(', '|']:
-		raise error, '* needs something to repeat'
-
-	    if lastop in repetition_operators:
-		raise error, 'nested repetition operators'
-	    
-	    if (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] == '?'):
-		# non-greedy matching
-		expr = [Jump(label + 1),
-			Label(label)] + \
-		       stack[-1] + \
-		       [Label(label + 1),
-			FailureJump(label)]
-		index = index + 1
-		lastop = '*?'
-	    else:
-		# greedy matching
-		expr = [Label(label),
-			FailureJump(label + 1)] + \
-		       stack[-1] + \
-		       [StarJump(label),
-			Label(label + 1)]
-		lastop = '*'
-	    del stack[-1]
-	    stack.append(expr)
-	    label = label + 2
-
-	elif char == '+':
-	    # positive closure
-	    if len(stack) == 0:
-		raise error, '+ needs something to repeat'
-	    
-	    if lastop in ['(', '|']:
-		raise error, '+ needs something to repeat'
-
-	    if lastop in repetition_operators:
-		raise error, 'nested repetition operators'
-
-	    if (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] == '?'):
-		# non-greedy
-		expr = [Label(label)] + \
-		       stack[-1] + \
-		       [FailureJump(label)]
-		label = label + 1
-		index = index + 1
-		lastop = '+?'
-		
-	    else:
-		# greedy
-		expr = [DummyFailureJump(label + 1),
-			Label(label),
-			FailureJump(label + 2),
-			Label(label + 1)] + \
-		       stack[-1] + \
-		       [StarJump(label),
-			Label(label + 2)]
-		label = label + 3
-		lastop = '+'
-		
-	    del stack[-1]
-	    stack.append(expr)
-
-	elif char == '?':
-	    if len(stack) == 0:
-		raise error, 'need something to be optional'
-	    
-	    if len(stack) == 0:
-		raise error, '? needs something to repeat'
-	    
-	    if lastop in ['(', '|']:
-		raise error, '? needs something to repeat'
-
-	    if lastop in repetition_operators:
-		raise error, 'nested repetition operators'
-
-	    if (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] == '?'):
-		# non-greedy matching
-		expr = [FailureJump(label),
-			Jump(label + 1),
-			Label(label)] + \
-		       stack[-1] + \
-		       [Label(label + 1)]
-		label = label + 2
-		index = index + 1
-		lastop = '??'
-		
-	    else:
-		# greedy matching
-		expr = [FailureJump(label)] + \
-		       stack[-1] + \
-		       [Label(label)]
-		label = label + 1
-		lastop = '?'
-		
-	    del stack[-1]
-	    stack.append(expr)
-
-	elif char == '.':
-	    if flags & DOTALL:
-		stack.append([Set(map(chr, range(256)), flags)])
-	    else:
-		stack.append([AnyChar()])
-	    lastop = '.'
-
-	elif char == '^':
-	    if flags & MULTILINE:
-		stack.append([Bol()])
-	    else:
-		stack.append([BegBuf()])
-	    lastop = '^'
-
-	elif char == '$':
-	    if flags & MULTILINE:
-		stack.append([Eol()])
-	    else:
-		stack.append([EndBuf()])
-	    lastop = '$'
-
-	elif char == '#':
-	    if flags & VERBOSE:
-		# comment
-		index = index + 1
-		end = string.find(pattern, '\n', index)
-		if end == -1:
-		    index = len(pattern)
-		else:
-		    index = end + 1
-		# do not change lastop
-	    else:
-		stack.append([Exact(char, flags)])
-		lastop = '#'
-
-	elif char in string.whitespace:
-	    if not (flags & VERBOSE):
-		stack.append([Exact(char, flags)])
-		lastop = char
-
-	elif char == '[':
-	    # compile character class
-	    
-	    if index >= len(pattern):
-		raise error, 'unclosed character class'
-	    
-	    negate = 0
-	    last = ''
-	    set = []
-
-	    if pattern[index] == '^':
-		negate = 1
-		index = index + 1
-		if index >= len(pattern):
-		    raise error, 'unclosed character class'
-
-	    if pattern[index] == ']':
-		set.append(']')
-		index = index + 1
-		if index >= len(pattern):
-		    raise error, 'unclosed character class'
-		
-	    elif pattern[index] == '-':
-		set.append('-')
-		index = index + 1
-		if index >= len(pattern):
-		    raise error, 'unclosed character class'
-		
-	    while (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] != ']'):
-		next = pattern[index]
-		index = index + 1
-		if next == '-':
-		    if index >= len(pattern):
-			raise error, 'incomplete range in character class'
-
-		    elif pattern[index] == ']':
-			set.append('-')
-			
-		    else:
-			if last == '':
-			    raise error, ('improper use of range in '
-					  'character class')
-
-			start = last
-			
-			if pattern[index] == '\\':
-			    escape_type,
-			    value,
-			    index = expand_escape(pattern,
-						  index + 1,
-						  CHARCLASS)
-
-			    if escape_type == CHAR:
-				end = value
-				
-			    else:
-				raise error, ('illegal escape in character '
-					      'class range')
-			else:
-			    end = pattern[index]
-			    index = index + 1
-
-			if start > end:
-			    raise error, ('range arguments out of order '
-					  'in character class')
-			
-			for char in map(chr, range(ord(start), ord(end) + 1)):
-			    if char not in set:
-				set.append(char)
-			    
-			last = ''
-
-		elif next == '\\':
-		    # expand syntax meta-characters and add to set
-		    if index >= len(pattern):
-			raise error, 'incomplete set'
-
-		    escape_type, value, index = expand_escape(pattern,
-							      index,
-							      CHARCLASS)
-
-		    if escape_type == CHAR:
-			set.append(value)
-			last = value
-
-		    elif escape_type == SET:
-			for char in value:
-			    if char not in set:
-				set.append(char)
-			last = ''
-
-		    else:
-			raise error, 'illegal escape type in character class'
-
-		else:
-		    if next not in set:
-			set.append(next)
-		    last = next
-		    
-	    if (index >= len(pattern)) or ( pattern[index] != ']'):
-		raise error, 'incomplete set'
-
-	    index = index + 1
-
-	    if negate:
-		# If case is being ignored, then both upper- and lowercase
-		# versions of the letters must be excluded.
-		if flags & IGNORECASE: set=set+map(string.upper, set)
-		notset = []
-		for char in map(chr, range(256)):
-		    if char not in set:
-			notset.append(char)
-		if len(notset) == 0:
-		    raise error, 'empty negated set'
-		stack.append([Set(notset, flags)])
-	    else:
-		if len(set) == 0:
-		    raise error, 'empty set'
-		stack.append([Set(set, flags)])
-
-	    lastop = '[]'
-
-	else:
-	    stack.append([Exact(char, flags)])
-	    lastop = char
-
-    code = []
-    while len(stack) > 0:
-	if stack[-1][0].name == '(':
-	    raise error, 'too many open parens'
-	code = stack[-1] + code
-	del stack[-1]
-    if len(code) == 0:
-	raise error, 'no code generated'
-    code = filter(lambda x: x.name != '|', code)
-    need_label = 0
-    for i in range(len(code)):
-	if (code[i].name == 'jump') and (code[i].label == -1):
-	    code[i] = Jump(label)
-	    need_label = 1
-    if need_label:
-	code.append(Label(label))
-	label = label + 1
-    code.append(End())
-#    print code
-    return RegexObject(pattern, flags, code, register, groupindex)
-
-# Replace expand_escape and _expand functions with their C equivalents.
-# If you suspect bugs in the C versions, comment out the next two lines
-expand_escape = reop.expand_escape
-_expand  = reop._expand
diff --git a/Lib/re1.py b/Lib/re1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c24797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/re1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,1508 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- mode: python -*-
+# $Id$
+
+import string
+import reop
+
+# reop.error and re.error should be the same, since exceptions can be
+# raised from  either module.
+error = reop.error # 're error'
+
+from reop import NORMAL, CHARCLASS, REPLACEMENT
+from reop import CHAR, MEMORY_REFERENCE, SYNTAX, NOT_SYNTAX, SET
+from reop import WORD_BOUNDARY, NOT_WORD_BOUNDARY, BEGINNING_OF_BUFFER, END_OF_BUFFER
+
+# compilation flags
+
+IGNORECASE = I = 0x01
+
+MULTILINE = M = 0x02
+DOTALL = S = 0x04
+VERBOSE = X = 0x08
+
+repetition_operators = ['*', '*?', '+', '+?', '?', '??', '{n}', '{n}?',
+			'{n,}', '{n,}?', '{n,m}', '{n,m}?']
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+def valid_identifier(id):
+    if len(id) == 0:
+	return 0
+    if (not reop.syntax_table[id[0]] & reop.word) or \
+       (reop.syntax_table[id[0]] & reop.digit):
+	return 0
+    for char in id[1:]:
+	if not reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.word:
+	    return 0
+    return 1
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+_cache = {}
+_MAXCACHE = 20
+
+def _cachecompile(pattern, flags=0):
+    key = (pattern, flags)
+    try:
+	return _cache[key]
+    except KeyError:
+	pass
+    value = compile(pattern, flags)
+    if len(_cache) >= _MAXCACHE:
+	_cache.clear()
+    _cache[key] = value
+    return value
+
+def match(pattern, string, flags=0):
+    return _cachecompile(pattern, flags).match(string)
+  
+def search(pattern, string, flags=0):
+    return _cachecompile(pattern, flags).search(string)
+  
+def sub(pattern, repl, string, count=0):
+    if type(pattern) == type(''):
+	pattern = _cachecompile(pattern)
+    return pattern.sub(repl, string, count)
+
+def subn(pattern, repl, string, count=0):
+    if type(pattern) == type(''):
+	pattern = _cachecompile(pattern)
+    return pattern.subn(repl, string, count)
+  
+def split(pattern, string, maxsplit=0):
+    if type(pattern) == type(''):
+	pattern = _cachecompile(pattern)
+    return pattern.split(string, maxsplit)
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+def _expand(m, repl):
+    results = []
+    index = 0
+    size = len(repl)
+    while index < size:
+	found = string.find(repl, '\\', index)
+	if found < 0:
+	    results.append(repl[index:])
+	    break
+	if found > index:
+	    results.append(repl[index:found])
+	escape_type, value, index = expand_escape(repl, found+1, REPLACEMENT)
+	if escape_type == CHAR:
+	    results.append(value)
+	elif escape_type == MEMORY_REFERENCE:
+	    r = m.group(value)
+	    if r is None:
+		raise error, ('group "' + str(value) + '" did not contribute '
+			      'to the match')
+	    results.append(m.group(value))
+	else:
+	    raise error, "bad escape in replacement"
+    return string.join(results, '')
+
+class RegexObject:
+    def __init__(self, pattern, flags, code, num_regs, groupindex):
+	self.code = code
+	self.num_regs = num_regs
+	self.flags = flags
+	self.pattern = pattern
+	self.groupindex = groupindex
+	self.fastmap = build_fastmap(code)
+	
+	if code[0].name == 'bol':
+	    self.anchor = 1
+	    
+	elif code[0].name == 'begbuf':
+	    self.anchor = 2
+	    
+	else:
+	    self.anchor = 0
+	    
+	self.buffer = assemble(code)
+    def search(self, string, pos=0):
+	regs = reop.search(self.buffer,
+			   self.num_regs,
+			   self.flags,
+			   self.fastmap.can_be_null,
+			   self.fastmap.fastmap(),
+			   self.anchor,
+			   string,
+			   pos)
+	if regs is None:
+	    return None
+	
+	return MatchObject(self,
+			   string,
+			   pos,
+			   regs)
+    
+    def match(self, string, pos=0):
+	regs = reop.match(self.buffer,
+			  self.num_regs,
+			  self.flags,
+			  self.fastmap.can_be_null,
+			  self.fastmap.fastmap(),
+			  self.anchor,
+			  string,
+			  pos)
+	if regs is None:
+	    return None
+	
+	return MatchObject(self,
+			   string,
+			   pos,
+			   regs)
+    
+    def sub(self, repl, string, count=0):
+        return self.subn(repl, string, count)[0]
+    
+    def subn(self, repl, source, count=0):
+	if count < 0:
+	    raise ValueError, "negative substibution count"
+	if count == 0:
+	    import sys
+	    count = sys.maxint
+	if type(repl) == type(''):
+	    if '\\' in repl:
+		repl = lambda m, r=repl: _expand(m, r)
+	    else:
+		repl = lambda m, r=repl: r
+	n = 0           # Number of matches
+	pos = 0         # Where to start searching
+	lastmatch = -1  # End of last match
+	results = []    # Substrings making up the result
+	end = len(source)
+	while n < count and pos <= end:
+	    m = self.search(source, pos)
+	    if not m:
+		break
+	    i, j = m.span(0)
+	    if i == j == lastmatch:
+		# Empty match adjacent to previous match
+		pos = pos + 1
+		results.append(source[lastmatch:pos])
+		continue
+	    if pos < i:
+		results.append(source[pos:i])
+	    results.append(repl(m))
+	    pos = lastmatch = j
+	    if i == j:
+		# Last match was empty; don't try here again
+		pos = pos + 1
+		results.append(source[lastmatch:pos])
+	    n = n + 1
+	results.append(source[pos:])
+	return (string.join(results, ''), n)
+									    
+    def split(self, source, maxsplit=0):
+	if maxsplit < 0:
+	    raise error, "negative split count"
+	if maxsplit == 0:
+	    import sys
+	    maxsplit = sys.maxint
+	n = 0
+	pos = 0
+	lastmatch = 0
+	results = []
+	end = len(source)
+	while n < maxsplit:
+	    m = self.search(source, pos)
+	    if not m:
+		break
+	    i, j = m.span(0)
+	    if i == j:
+		# Empty match
+		if pos >= end:
+		    break
+		pos = pos+1
+		continue
+	    results.append(source[lastmatch:i])
+	    g = m.group()
+	    if g:
+		results[len(results):] = list(g)
+	    pos = lastmatch = j
+	results.append(source[lastmatch:])
+	return results
+
+class MatchObject:
+    def __init__(self, re, string, pos, regs):
+	self.re = re
+	self.string = string
+	self.pos = pos
+	self.regs = regs
+	
+    def start(self, g):
+	if type(g) == type(''):
+	    try:
+		g = self.re.groupindex[g]
+	    except (KeyError, TypeError):
+		raise IndexError, ('group "' + g + '" is undefined')
+	return self.regs[g][0]
+    
+    def end(self, g):
+	if type(g) == type(''):
+	    try:
+		g = self.re.groupindex[g]
+	    except (KeyError, TypeError):
+		raise IndexError, ('group "' + g + '" is undefined')
+	return self.regs[g][1]
+    
+    def span(self, g):
+	if type(g) == type(''):
+	    try:
+		g = self.re.groupindex[g]
+	    except (KeyError, TypeError):
+		raise IndexError, ('group "' + g + '" is undefined')
+	return self.regs[g]
+    
+    def group(self, *groups):
+	if len(groups) == 0:
+	    groups = range(1, self.re.num_regs)
+	    use_all = 1
+	else:
+	    use_all = 0
+	result = []
+	for g in groups:
+	    if type(g) == type(''):
+		try:
+		    g = self.re.groupindex[g]
+		except (KeyError, TypeError):
+		    raise IndexError, ('group "' + g + '" is undefined')
+	    if (self.regs[g][0] == -1) or (self.regs[g][1] == -1):
+		result.append(None)
+	    else:
+		result.append(self.string[self.regs[g][0]:self.regs[g][1]])
+	if use_all or len(result) > 1:
+	    return tuple(result)
+	elif len(result) == 1:
+	    return result[0]
+	else:
+	    return ()
+
+#
+# A set of classes to make assembly a bit easier, if a bit verbose.
+#
+
+class Instruction:
+    def __init__(self, opcode, size=1):
+	self.opcode = opcode
+	self.size = size
+    def assemble(self, position, labels):
+	return self.opcode
+    def __repr__(self):
+	return '%-15s' % (self.name)
+
+class End(Instruction):
+    name = 'end'
+    def __init__(self):
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(0))
+
+class Bol(Instruction):
+    name = 'bol'
+    def __init__(self):
+	self.name = 'bol'
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(1))
+
+class Eol(Instruction):
+    name = 'eol'
+    def __init__(self):
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(2))
+
+class Set(Instruction):
+    name = 'set'
+    def __init__(self, set, flags=0):
+	self.set = set
+	if flags & IGNORECASE: self.set=map(string.lower, self.set)
+	if len(set)==1: 
+	    # If only one element, use the "exact" opcode (it'll be faster)
+	    Instruction.__init__(self, chr(4), 2)
+	else:
+	    # Use the "set" opcode
+	    Instruction.__init__(self, chr(3), 33)
+    def assemble(self, position, labels):
+	if len(self.set)==1:
+	    # If only one character in set, generate an "exact" opcode
+	    return self.opcode + self.set[0]
+	result = self.opcode
+	temp = 0
+	for i, c in map(lambda x: (x, chr(x)), range(256)):
+	    if c in self.set:
+		temp = temp | (1 << (i & 7))
+	    if (i % 8) == 7:
+		result = result + chr(temp)
+		temp = 0
+	return result
+    def __repr__(self):
+	result = '%-15s' % (self.name)
+	self.set.sort()
+	# XXX this should print more intelligently
+	for char in self.set:
+	    result = result + char
+	return result
+    
+class Exact(Instruction):
+    name = 'exact'
+    def __init__(self, char, flags):
+	self.char = char
+	if flags & IGNORECASE: self.char=string.lower(self.char)
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(4), 2)
+    def assemble(self, position, labels):
+	return self.opcode + self.char
+    def __repr__(self):
+	return '%-15s %s' % (self.name, `self.char`)
+    
+class AnyChar(Instruction):
+    name = 'anychar'
+    def __init__(self):
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(5))
+    def assemble(self, position, labels):
+	return self.opcode
+
+class MemoryInstruction(Instruction):
+    def __init__(self, opcode, register):
+	self.register = register
+	Instruction.__init__(self, opcode, 2)
+    def assemble(self, position, labels):
+	return self.opcode + chr(self.register)
+    def __repr__(self):
+	return '%-15s %i' % (self.name, self.register)
+
+class StartMemory(MemoryInstruction):
+    name = 'start_memory'
+    def __init__(self, register):
+	MemoryInstruction.__init__(self, chr(6), register)
+
+class EndMemory(MemoryInstruction):
+    name = 'end_memory'
+    def __init__(self, register):
+	MemoryInstruction.__init__(self, chr(7), register)
+
+class MatchMemory(MemoryInstruction):
+    name = 'match_memory'
+    def __init__(self, register):
+	MemoryInstruction.__init__(self, chr(8), register)
+
+class JumpInstruction(Instruction):
+    def __init__(self, opcode, label):
+	self.label = label
+	Instruction.__init__(self, opcode, 3)
+    def compute_offset(self, start, dest):
+	return dest - (start + 3)
+    def pack_offset(self, offset):
+	if offset > 32767:
+	    raise error, 'offset out of range (pos)'
+	elif offset < -32768:
+	    raise error, 'offset out of range (neg)'
+	elif offset < 0:
+	    offset = offset + 65536
+	return chr(offset & 0xff) + chr((offset >> 8) & 0xff)
+    def assemble(self, position, labels):
+	return self.opcode + \
+	       self.pack_offset(self.compute_offset(position,
+						    labels[self.label]))
+    def __repr__(self):
+	return '%-15s %i' % (self.name, self.label)
+
+class Jump(JumpInstruction):
+    name = 'jump'
+    def __init__(self, label):
+	JumpInstruction.__init__(self, chr(9), label)
+
+class StarJump(JumpInstruction):
+    name = 'star_jump'
+    def __init__(self, label):
+	JumpInstruction.__init__(self, chr(10), label)
+
+class FailureJump(JumpInstruction):
+    name = 'failure_jump'
+    def __init__(self, label):
+	JumpInstruction.__init__(self, chr(11), label)
+
+class UpdateFailureJump(JumpInstruction):
+    name = 'update_failure_jump'
+    def __init__(self, label):
+	JumpInstruction.__init__(self, chr(12), label)
+
+class DummyFailureJump(JumpInstruction):
+    name = 'dummy_failure_jump'
+    def __init__(self, label):
+	JumpInstruction.__init__(self, chr(13), label)
+	
+class BegBuf(Instruction):
+    name = 'begbuf'
+    def __init__(self):
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(14))
+
+class EndBuf(Instruction):
+    name = 'endbuf'
+    def __init__(self):
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(15))
+
+class WordBeg(Instruction):
+    name = 'wordbeg'
+    def __init__(self):
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(16))
+
+class WordEnd(Instruction):
+    name = 'wordend'
+    def __init__(self):
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(17))
+
+class WordBound(Instruction):
+    name = 'wordbound'
+    def __init__(self):
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(18))
+
+class NotWordBound(Instruction):
+    name = 'notwordbound'
+    def __init__(self):
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(19))
+
+class SyntaxSpec(Instruction):
+    name = 'syntaxspec'
+    def __init__(self, syntax):
+	self.syntax = syntax
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(20), 2)
+    def assemble(self, postition, labels):
+	return self.opcode + chr(self.syntax)
+
+class NotSyntaxSpec(Instruction):
+    name = 'notsyntaxspec'
+    def __init__(self, syntax):
+	self.syntax = syntax
+	Instruction.__init__(self, chr(21), 2)
+    def assemble(self, postition, labels):
+	return self.opcode + chr(self.syntax)
+
+class Label(Instruction):
+    name = 'label'
+    def __init__(self, label):
+	self.label = label
+	Instruction.__init__(self, '', 0)
+    def __repr__(self):
+	return '%-15s %i' % (self.name, self.label)
+
+class OpenParen(Instruction):
+    name = '('
+    def __init__(self, register):
+	self.register = register
+	Instruction.__init__(self, '', 0)
+    def assemble(self, position, labels):
+	raise error, 'unmatched open parenthesis'
+
+class Alternation(Instruction):
+    name = '|'
+    def __init__(self):
+	Instruction.__init__(self, '', 0)
+    def assemble(self, position, labels):
+	raise error, 'an alternation was not taken care of'
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+def assemble(instructions):
+    labels = {}
+    position = 0
+    pass1 = []
+    for instruction in instructions:
+	if instruction.name == 'label':
+	    labels[instruction.label] = position
+	else:
+	    pass1.append((position, instruction))
+	    position = position + instruction.size
+    pass2 = ''
+    for position, instruction in pass1:
+	pass2 = pass2 + instruction.assemble(position, labels)
+    return pass2
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+def escape(pattern):
+    result = []
+    for char in pattern:
+	if not reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.word:
+	    result.append('\\')
+	result.append(char)
+    return string.join(result, '')
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+def registers_used(instructions):
+    result = []
+    for instruction in instructions:
+	if (instruction.name in ['set_memory', 'end_memory']) and \
+	   (instruction.register not in result):
+	    result.append(instruction.register)
+    return result
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+class Fastmap:
+    def __init__(self):
+	self.map = ['\000']*256
+	self.can_be_null = 0
+    def add(self, char):
+	self.map[ord(char)] = '\001'
+    def fastmap(self):
+	return string.join(self.map, '')
+    def __getitem__(self, char):
+	return ord(self.map[ord(char)])
+    def __repr__(self):
+	self.map.sort()
+	return 'Fastmap(' + `self.can_be_null` + ', ' + `self.map` + ')'
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+def find_label(code, label):
+    line = 0
+    for instruction in code:
+	if (instruction.name == 'label') and (instruction.label == label):
+	    return line + 1
+	line = line + 1
+	
+def build_fastmap_aux(code, pos, visited, fastmap):
+    if visited[pos]:
+	return
+    while 1:
+	instruction = code[pos]
+	visited[pos] = 1
+	pos = pos + 1
+	if instruction.name == 'end':
+	    fastmap.can_be_null = 1
+	    return
+	elif instruction.name == 'syntaxspec':
+	    for char in map(chr, range(256)):
+		if reop.syntax_table[char] & instruction.syntax:
+		    fastmap.add(char)
+	    return
+	elif instruction.name == 'notsyntaxspec':
+	    for char in map(chr, range(256)):
+		if not reop.syntax_table[char] & instruction.syntax:
+		    fastmap.add(char)
+	    return
+	elif instruction.name == 'eol':
+	    fastmap.add('\n')
+	    if fastmap.can_be_null == 0:
+		fastmap.can_be_null = 2
+	    return
+	elif instruction.name == 'set':
+	    for char in instruction.set:
+		fastmap.add(char)
+	    return
+	elif instruction.name == 'exact':
+	    fastmap.add(instruction.char)
+	elif instruction.name == 'anychar':
+	    for char in map(chr, range(256)):
+		if char != '\n':
+		    fastmap.add(char)
+	    return
+	elif instruction.name == 'match_memory':
+	    for char in map(chr, range(256)):
+		fastmap.add(char)
+	    fastmap.can_be_null = 1
+	    return
+	elif instruction.name in ['jump', 'dummy_failure_jump', \
+				  'update_failure_jump', 'star_jump']:
+	    pos = find_label(code, instruction.label)
+	    if visited[pos]:
+		return
+	    visited[pos] = 1
+	elif instruction.name  == 'failure_jump':
+	    build_fastmap_aux(code,
+			      find_label(code, instruction.label),
+			      visited,
+			      fastmap)
+	
+def build_fastmap(code, pos=0):
+    visited = [0] * len(code)
+    fastmap = Fastmap()
+    build_fastmap_aux(code, pos, visited, fastmap)
+    return fastmap
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+#[NORMAL, CHARCLASS, REPLACEMENT] = range(3)
+#[CHAR, MEMORY_REFERENCE, SYNTAX, NOT_SYNTAX, SET, WORD_BOUNDARY,
+# NOT_WORD_BOUNDARY, BEGINNING_OF_BUFFER, END_OF_BUFFER] = range(9)
+
+def expand_escape(pattern, index, context=NORMAL):
+    if index >= len(pattern):
+	raise error, 'escape ends too soon'
+
+    elif pattern[index] == 't':
+	return CHAR, chr(9), index + 1
+    
+    elif pattern[index] == 'n':
+	return CHAR, chr(10), index + 1
+    
+    elif pattern[index] == 'v':
+	return CHAR, chr(11), index + 1
+    
+    elif pattern[index] == 'r':
+	return CHAR, chr(13), index + 1
+    
+    elif pattern[index] == 'f':
+	return CHAR, chr(12), index + 1
+    
+    elif pattern[index] == 'a':
+	return CHAR, chr(7), index + 1
+    
+    elif pattern[index] == 'x':
+	# CAUTION: this is the Python rule, not the Perl rule!
+	end = index + 1  # Skip over the 'x' character
+	while (end < len(pattern)) and (pattern[end] in string.hexdigits):
+	    end = end + 1
+	if end == index:
+	    raise error, "\\x must be followed by hex digit(s)"
+	# let Python evaluate it, so we don't incorrectly 2nd-guess
+	# what it's doing (and Python in turn passes it on to sscanf,
+	# so that *it* doesn't incorrectly 2nd-guess what C does!)
+	char = eval ('"' + pattern[index-1:end] + '"')
+	assert len(char) == 1
+	return CHAR, char, end
+
+    elif pattern[index] == 'b':
+	if context != NORMAL:
+	    return CHAR, chr(8), index + 1
+	else:
+	    return WORD_BOUNDARY, '', index + 1
+	    
+    elif pattern[index] == 'B':
+	if context != NORMAL:
+	    return CHAR, 'B', index + 1
+	else:
+	    return NOT_WORD_BOUNDARY, '', index + 1
+	    
+    elif pattern[index] == 'A':
+	if context != NORMAL:
+	    return CHAR, 'A', index + 1
+	else:
+	    return BEGINNING_OF_BUFFER, '', index + 1
+	    
+    elif pattern[index] == 'Z':
+	if context != NORMAL:
+	    return CHAR, 'Z', index + 1
+	else:
+	    return END_OF_BUFFER, '', index + 1
+	    
+    elif pattern[index] in 'GluLUQE':
+	raise error, ('\\' + pattern[index] + ' is not allowed')
+    
+    elif pattern[index] == 'w':
+	if context == NORMAL:
+	    return SYNTAX, reop.word, index + 1
+	elif context == CHARCLASS:
+	    set = []
+	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
+		if reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.word:
+		    set.append(char)
+	    return SET, set, index + 1
+	else:
+	    return CHAR, 'w', index + 1
+	
+    elif pattern[index] == 'W':
+	if context == NORMAL:
+	    return NOT_SYNTAX, reop.word, index + 1
+	elif context == CHARCLASS:
+	    set = []
+	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
+		if not reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.word:
+		    set.append(char)
+	    return SET, set, index + 1
+	else:
+	    return CHAR, 'W', index + 1
+	
+    elif pattern[index] == 's':
+	if context == NORMAL:
+	    return SYNTAX, reop.whitespace, index + 1
+	elif context == CHARCLASS:
+	    set = []
+	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
+		if reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.whitespace:
+		    set.append(char)
+	    return SET, set, index + 1
+	else:
+	    return CHAR, 's', index + 1
+	
+    elif pattern[index] == 'S':
+	if context == NORMAL:
+	    return NOT_SYNTAX, reop.whitespace, index + 1
+	elif context == CHARCLASS:
+	    set = []
+	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
+		if not reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.whitespace:
+		    set.append(char)
+	    return SET, set, index + 1
+	else:
+	    return CHAR, 'S', index + 1
+	
+    elif pattern[index] == 'd':
+	if context == NORMAL:
+	    return SYNTAX, reop.digit, index + 1
+	elif context == CHARCLASS:
+	    set = []
+	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
+		if reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.digit:
+		    set.append(char)
+	    return SET, set, index + 1
+	else:
+	    return CHAR, 'd', index + 1
+	
+    elif pattern[index] == 'D':
+	if context == NORMAL:
+	    return NOT_SYNTAX, reop.digit, index + 1
+	elif context == CHARCLASS:
+	    set = []
+	    for char in reop.syntax_table.keys():
+		if not reop.syntax_table[char] & reop.digit:
+		    set.append(char)
+	    return SET, set, index + 1
+	else:
+	    return CHAR, 'D', index + 1
+
+    elif pattern[index] in '0123456789':
+
+	if pattern[index] == '0':
+	    if (index + 1 < len(pattern)) and \
+	       (pattern[index + 1] in string.octdigits):
+		if (index + 2 < len(pattern)) and \
+		   (pattern[index + 2] in string.octdigits):
+		    value = string.atoi(pattern[index:index + 3], 8)
+		    index = index + 3
+
+		else:
+		    value = string.atoi(pattern[index:index + 2], 8)
+		    index = index + 2
+
+	    else:
+		value = 0
+		index = index + 1
+
+	    if value > 255:
+		raise error, 'octal value out of range'
+
+	    return CHAR, chr(value), index
+	
+	else:
+	    if (index + 1 < len(pattern)) and \
+	       (pattern[index + 1] in string.digits):
+		if (index + 2 < len(pattern)) and \
+		   (pattern[index + 2] in string.octdigits) and \
+		   (pattern[index + 1] in string.octdigits) and \
+		   (pattern[index] in string.octdigits):
+		    value = string.atoi(pattern[index:index + 3], 8)
+		    if value > 255:
+			raise error, 'octal value out of range'
+
+		    return CHAR, chr(value), index + 3
+
+		else:
+		    value = string.atoi(pattern[index:index + 2])
+		    if (value < 1) or (value > 99):
+			raise error, 'memory reference out of range'
+
+		    if context == CHARCLASS:
+			raise error, ('cannot reference a register from '
+				      'inside a character class')
+		    return MEMORY_REFERENCE, value, index + 2
+
+	    else:
+		if context == CHARCLASS:
+		    raise error, ('cannot reference a register from '
+				  'inside a character class')
+
+		value = string.atoi(pattern[index])
+		return MEMORY_REFERENCE, value, index + 1
+	    
+    elif pattern[index] == 'g':
+	if context != REPLACEMENT:
+	    return CHAR, 'g', index + 1
+
+	index = index + 1
+	if index >= len(pattern):
+	    raise error, 'unfinished symbolic reference'
+	if pattern[index] != '<':
+	    raise error, 'missing < in symbolic reference'
+
+	index = index + 1
+	end = string.find(pattern, '>', index)
+	if end == -1:
+	    raise error, 'unfinished symbolic reference'
+	value = pattern[index:end]
+	if not valid_identifier(value):
+	    raise error, 'illegal symbolic reference'
+	return MEMORY_REFERENCE, value, end + 1
+    
+    else:
+	return CHAR, pattern[index], index + 1
+
+def compile(pattern, flags=0):
+    stack = []
+    label = 0
+    register = 1
+    groupindex = {}
+    lastop = ''
+
+    # look for embedded pattern modifiers at the beginning of the pattern
+
+    index = 0
+
+    if len(pattern) >= 3 and \
+       (pattern[:2] == '(?') and \
+       (pattern[2] in 'iImMsSxX'):
+	index = 2
+	while (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] != ')'):
+	    if pattern[index] in 'iI':
+		flags = flags | IGNORECASE
+	    elif pattern[index] in 'mM':
+		flags = flags | MULTILINE
+	    elif pattern[index] in 'sS':
+		flags = flags | DOTALL
+	    elif pattern[index] in 'xX':
+		flags = flags | VERBOSE
+	    else:
+		raise error, 'unknown modifier'
+	    index = index + 1
+	index = index + 1
+
+    # compile the rest of the pattern
+    
+    while (index < len(pattern)):
+	char = pattern[index]
+	index = index + 1
+	if char == '\\':
+	    escape_type, value, index = expand_escape(pattern, index)
+
+	    if escape_type == CHAR:
+		stack.append([Exact(value, flags)])
+		lastop = '\\' + value
+		
+	    elif escape_type == MEMORY_REFERENCE:
+		if value >= register:
+		    raise error, ('cannot reference a register '
+				  'not yet used')
+		stack.append([MatchMemory(value)])
+		lastop = '\\1'
+		
+	    elif escape_type == BEGINNING_OF_BUFFER:
+		stack.append([BegBuf()])
+		lastop = '\\A'
+		
+	    elif escape_type == END_OF_BUFFER:
+		stack.append([EndBuf()])
+		lastop = '\\Z'
+		
+	    elif escape_type == WORD_BOUNDARY:
+		stack.append([WordBound()])
+		lastop = '\\b'
+		
+	    elif escape_type == NOT_WORD_BOUNDARY:
+		stack.append([NotWordBound()])
+		lastop = '\\B'
+		
+	    elif escape_type == SYNTAX:
+		stack.append([SyntaxSpec(value)])
+		if value == reop.word:
+		    lastop = '\\w'
+		elif value == reop.whitespace:
+		    lastop = '\\s'
+		elif value == reop.digit:
+		    lastop = '\\d'
+		else:
+		    lastop = '\\?'
+		    
+	    elif escape_type == NOT_SYNTAX:
+		stack.append([NotSyntaxSpec(value)])
+		if value == reop.word:
+		    lastop = '\\W'
+		elif value == reop.whitespace:
+		    lastop = '\\S'
+		elif value == reop.digit:
+		    lastop = '\\D'
+		else:
+		    lastop = '\\?'
+		
+	    elif escape_type == SET:
+		raise error, 'cannot use set escape type here'
+	    
+	    else:
+		raise error, 'unknown escape type'
+
+	elif char == '|':
+	    expr = []
+	    
+	    while (len(stack) != 0) and \
+		  (stack[-1][0].name != '(') and \
+		  (stack[-1][0].name != '|'):
+		expr = stack[-1] + expr
+		del stack[-1]
+	    stack.append([FailureJump(label)] + \
+			 expr + \
+			 [Jump(-1),
+			  Label(label)])
+	    stack.append([Alternation()])
+	    label = label + 1
+	    lastop = '|'
+	    
+	elif char == '(':
+	    if index >= len(pattern):
+		raise error, 'no matching close paren'
+
+	    elif pattern[index] == '?':
+		# Perl style (?...) extensions
+		index = index + 1
+		if index >= len(pattern):
+		    raise error, 'extension ends prematurely'
+
+		elif pattern[index] == 'P':
+		    # Python extensions
+		    index = index + 1
+		    if index >= len(pattern):
+			raise error, 'extension ends prematurely'
+
+		    elif pattern[index] == '<':
+			# Handle Python symbolic group names (?P<...>...)
+			index = index + 1
+			end = string.find(pattern, '>', index)
+			if end == -1:
+			    raise error, 'no end to symbolic group name'
+			name = pattern[index:end]
+			if not valid_identifier(name):
+			    raise error, ('symbolic group name must be a '
+					  'valid identifier')
+			index = end + 1
+			groupindex[name] = register
+			stack.append([OpenParen(register)])
+			register = register + 1
+			lastop = '('
+
+		    elif pattern[index] == '=':
+			# backreference to symbolic group name
+			if index >= len(pattern):
+			    raise error, '(?P= at the end of the pattern'
+			start = index + 1
+			end = string.find(pattern, ')', start)
+			if end == -1:
+			    raise error, 'no ) to end symbolic group name'
+			name = pattern[start:end]
+			if name not in groupindex.keys():
+			    raise error, ('symbolic group name ' + name + \
+					  ' has not been used yet')
+			stack.append([MatchMemory(groupindex[name])])
+			index = end + 1
+			lastop = '(?P=)'
+			
+		    else:
+			raise error, ('unknown Python extension: ' + \
+				      pattern[index])
+		    
+		elif pattern[index] == ':':
+		    # grouping, but no registers
+		    index = index + 1
+		    stack.append([OpenParen(-1)])
+		    lastop = '('
+		    
+		elif pattern[index] == '#':
+		    # comment
+		    index = index + 1
+		    end = string.find(pattern, ')', index)
+		    if end == -1:
+			raise error, 'no end to comment'
+		    index = end + 1
+		    # do not change lastop
+		    
+		elif pattern[index] == '=':
+		    raise error, ('zero-width positive lookahead '
+				  'assertion is unsupported')
+
+		elif pattern[index] == '!':
+		    raise error, ('zero-width negative lookahead '
+				  'assertion is unsupported')
+
+		elif pattern[index] in 'iImMsSxX':
+		    raise error, ('embedded pattern modifiers are only '
+				  'allowed at the beginning of the pattern')
+
+		else:
+		    raise error, 'unknown extension'
+
+	    else:
+		stack.append([OpenParen(register)])
+		register = register + 1
+		lastop = '('
+
+	elif char == ')':
+	    # make one expression out of everything on the stack up to
+	    # the marker left by the last parenthesis
+	    expr = []
+	    while (len(stack) > 0) and (stack[-1][0].name != '('):
+		expr = stack[-1] + expr
+		del stack[-1]
+
+	    if len(stack) == 0:
+		raise error, 'too many close parens'
+	    
+	    # remove markers left by alternation
+	    expr = filter(lambda x: x.name != '|', expr)
+
+	    # clean up jumps inserted by alternation
+	    need_label = 0
+	    for i in range(len(expr)):
+		if (expr[i].name == 'jump') and (expr[i].label == -1):
+		    expr[i] = Jump(label)
+		    need_label = 1
+	    if need_label:
+		expr.append(Label(label))
+		label = label + 1
+
+	    if stack[-1][0].register > 0:
+		expr = [StartMemory(stack[-1][0].register)] + \
+		       expr + \
+		       [EndMemory(stack[-1][0].register)]
+	    del stack[-1]
+	    stack.append(expr)
+	    lastop = ')'
+
+	elif char == '{':
+	    if len(stack) == 0:
+		raise error, 'no expression to repeat'
+	    end = string.find(pattern, '}', index)
+	    if end == -1:
+		raise error, ('no close curly bracket to match'
+			      ' open curly bracket')
+
+	    fields = map(string.strip,
+			 string.split(pattern[index:end], ','))
+	    index = end + 1
+
+	    minimal = 0
+	    if (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] == '?'):
+		minimal = 1
+		index = index + 1
+
+	    if len(fields) == 1:
+		# {n} or {n}? (there's really no difference)
+		try:
+		    count = string.atoi(fields[0])
+		except ValueError:
+		    raise error, ('count must be an integer '
+				  'inside curly braces')
+		if count > 65535:
+		    raise error, 'repeat count out of range'
+		expr = []
+		while count > 0:
+		    expr = expr + stack[-1]
+		    count = count - 1
+		del stack[-1]
+		stack.append(expr)
+		if minimal:
+		    lastop = '{n}?'
+		else:
+		    lastop = '{n}'
+
+	    elif len(fields) == 2:
+		# {n,} or {n,m}
+		if fields[1] == '':
+		    # {n,}
+		    try:
+			min = string.atoi(fields[0])
+		    except ValueError:
+			raise error, ('minimum must be an integer '
+				      'inside curly braces')
+		    if min > 65535:
+			raise error, 'minimum repeat count out of range'
+
+		    expr = []
+		    while min > 0:
+			expr = expr + stack[-1]
+			min = min - 1
+		    if minimal:
+			expr = expr + \
+			       ([Jump(label + 1),
+				 Label(label)] + \
+				stack[-1] + \
+				[Label(label + 1),
+				 FailureJump(label)])
+			lastop = '{n,}?'
+		    else:
+			expr = expr + \
+			       ([Label(label),
+				 FailureJump(label + 1)] +
+				stack[-1] +
+				[StarJump(label),
+				 Label(label + 1)])
+			lastop = '{n,}'
+
+		    del stack[-1]
+		    stack.append(expr)
+		    label = label + 2
+
+		else:
+		    # {n,m}
+		    try:
+			min = string.atoi(fields[0])
+		    except ValueError:
+			raise error, ('minimum must be an integer '
+				      'inside curly braces')
+		    try:
+			max = string.atoi(fields[1])
+		    except ValueError:
+			raise error, ('maximum must be an integer '
+				      'inside curly braces')
+		    if min > 65535:
+			raise error, ('minumim repeat count out '
+				      'of range')
+		    if max > 65535:
+			raise error, ('maximum repeat count out '
+				      'of range')
+		    if min > max:
+			raise error, ('minimum repeat count must be '
+				      'less than the maximum '
+				      'repeat count')
+		    expr = []
+		    while min > 0:
+			expr = expr + stack[-1]
+			min = min - 1
+			max = max - 1
+		    if minimal:
+			while max > 0:
+			    expr = expr + \
+				   [FailureJump(label),
+				    Jump(label + 1),
+				    Label(label)] + \
+				   stack[-1] + \
+				   [Label(label + 1)]
+			    max = max - 1
+			    label = label + 2
+			del stack[-1]
+			stack.append(expr)
+			lastop = '{n,m}?'
+		    else:
+			while max > 0:
+			    expr = expr + \
+				   [FailureJump(label)] + \
+				   stack[-1]
+			    max = max - 1
+			del stack[-1]
+			stack.append(expr + [Label(label)])
+			label = label + 1
+			lastop = '{n,m}'
+
+	    else:
+		raise error, ('there need to be one or two fields '
+			      'in a {} expression')
+
+	elif char == '}':
+	    raise error, 'unbalanced close curly brace'
+
+	elif char == '*':
+	    # Kleene closure
+	    if len(stack) == 0:
+		raise error, '* needs something to repeat'
+
+	    if lastop in ['(', '|']:
+		raise error, '* needs something to repeat'
+
+	    if lastop in repetition_operators:
+		raise error, 'nested repetition operators'
+	    
+	    if (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] == '?'):
+		# non-greedy matching
+		expr = [Jump(label + 1),
+			Label(label)] + \
+		       stack[-1] + \
+		       [Label(label + 1),
+			FailureJump(label)]
+		index = index + 1
+		lastop = '*?'
+	    else:
+		# greedy matching
+		expr = [Label(label),
+			FailureJump(label + 1)] + \
+		       stack[-1] + \
+		       [StarJump(label),
+			Label(label + 1)]
+		lastop = '*'
+	    del stack[-1]
+	    stack.append(expr)
+	    label = label + 2
+
+	elif char == '+':
+	    # positive closure
+	    if len(stack) == 0:
+		raise error, '+ needs something to repeat'
+	    
+	    if lastop in ['(', '|']:
+		raise error, '+ needs something to repeat'
+
+	    if lastop in repetition_operators:
+		raise error, 'nested repetition operators'
+
+	    if (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] == '?'):
+		# non-greedy
+		expr = [Label(label)] + \
+		       stack[-1] + \
+		       [FailureJump(label)]
+		label = label + 1
+		index = index + 1
+		lastop = '+?'
+		
+	    else:
+		# greedy
+		expr = [DummyFailureJump(label + 1),
+			Label(label),
+			FailureJump(label + 2),
+			Label(label + 1)] + \
+		       stack[-1] + \
+		       [StarJump(label),
+			Label(label + 2)]
+		label = label + 3
+		lastop = '+'
+		
+	    del stack[-1]
+	    stack.append(expr)
+
+	elif char == '?':
+	    if len(stack) == 0:
+		raise error, 'need something to be optional'
+	    
+	    if len(stack) == 0:
+		raise error, '? needs something to repeat'
+	    
+	    if lastop in ['(', '|']:
+		raise error, '? needs something to repeat'
+
+	    if lastop in repetition_operators:
+		raise error, 'nested repetition operators'
+
+	    if (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] == '?'):
+		# non-greedy matching
+		expr = [FailureJump(label),
+			Jump(label + 1),
+			Label(label)] + \
+		       stack[-1] + \
+		       [Label(label + 1)]
+		label = label + 2
+		index = index + 1
+		lastop = '??'
+		
+	    else:
+		# greedy matching
+		expr = [FailureJump(label)] + \
+		       stack[-1] + \
+		       [Label(label)]
+		label = label + 1
+		lastop = '?'
+		
+	    del stack[-1]
+	    stack.append(expr)
+
+	elif char == '.':
+	    if flags & DOTALL:
+		stack.append([Set(map(chr, range(256)), flags)])
+	    else:
+		stack.append([AnyChar()])
+	    lastop = '.'
+
+	elif char == '^':
+	    if flags & MULTILINE:
+		stack.append([Bol()])
+	    else:
+		stack.append([BegBuf()])
+	    lastop = '^'
+
+	elif char == '$':
+	    if flags & MULTILINE:
+		stack.append([Eol()])
+	    else:
+		stack.append([EndBuf()])
+	    lastop = '$'
+
+	elif char == '#':
+	    if flags & VERBOSE:
+		# comment
+		index = index + 1
+		end = string.find(pattern, '\n', index)
+		if end == -1:
+		    index = len(pattern)
+		else:
+		    index = end + 1
+		# do not change lastop
+	    else:
+		stack.append([Exact(char, flags)])
+		lastop = '#'
+
+	elif char in string.whitespace:
+	    if not (flags & VERBOSE):
+		stack.append([Exact(char, flags)])
+		lastop = char
+
+	elif char == '[':
+	    # compile character class
+	    
+	    if index >= len(pattern):
+		raise error, 'unclosed character class'
+	    
+	    negate = 0
+	    last = ''
+	    set = []
+
+	    if pattern[index] == '^':
+		negate = 1
+		index = index + 1
+		if index >= len(pattern):
+		    raise error, 'unclosed character class'
+
+	    if pattern[index] == ']':
+		set.append(']')
+		index = index + 1
+		if index >= len(pattern):
+		    raise error, 'unclosed character class'
+		
+	    elif pattern[index] == '-':
+		set.append('-')
+		index = index + 1
+		if index >= len(pattern):
+		    raise error, 'unclosed character class'
+		
+	    while (index < len(pattern)) and (pattern[index] != ']'):
+		next = pattern[index]
+		index = index + 1
+		if next == '-':
+		    if index >= len(pattern):
+			raise error, 'incomplete range in character class'
+
+		    elif pattern[index] == ']':
+			set.append('-')
+			
+		    else:
+			if last == '':
+			    raise error, ('improper use of range in '
+					  'character class')
+
+			start = last
+			
+			if pattern[index] == '\\':
+			    escape_type,
+			    value,
+			    index = expand_escape(pattern,
+						  index + 1,
+						  CHARCLASS)
+
+			    if escape_type == CHAR:
+				end = value
+				
+			    else:
+				raise error, ('illegal escape in character '
+					      'class range')
+			else:
+			    end = pattern[index]
+			    index = index + 1
+
+			if start > end:
+			    raise error, ('range arguments out of order '
+					  'in character class')
+			
+			for char in map(chr, range(ord(start), ord(end) + 1)):
+			    if char not in set:
+				set.append(char)
+			    
+			last = ''
+
+		elif next == '\\':
+		    # expand syntax meta-characters and add to set
+		    if index >= len(pattern):
+			raise error, 'incomplete set'
+
+		    escape_type, value, index = expand_escape(pattern,
+							      index,
+							      CHARCLASS)
+
+		    if escape_type == CHAR:
+			set.append(value)
+			last = value
+
+		    elif escape_type == SET:
+			for char in value:
+			    if char not in set:
+				set.append(char)
+			last = ''
+
+		    else:
+			raise error, 'illegal escape type in character class'
+
+		else:
+		    if next not in set:
+			set.append(next)
+		    last = next
+		    
+	    if (index >= len(pattern)) or ( pattern[index] != ']'):
+		raise error, 'incomplete set'
+
+	    index = index + 1
+
+	    if negate:
+		# If case is being ignored, then both upper- and lowercase
+		# versions of the letters must be excluded.
+		if flags & IGNORECASE: set=set+map(string.upper, set)
+		notset = []
+		for char in map(chr, range(256)):
+		    if char not in set:
+			notset.append(char)
+		if len(notset) == 0:
+		    raise error, 'empty negated set'
+		stack.append([Set(notset, flags)])
+	    else:
+		if len(set) == 0:
+		    raise error, 'empty set'
+		stack.append([Set(set, flags)])
+
+	    lastop = '[]'
+
+	else:
+	    stack.append([Exact(char, flags)])
+	    lastop = char
+
+    code = []
+    while len(stack) > 0:
+	if stack[-1][0].name == '(':
+	    raise error, 'too many open parens'
+	code = stack[-1] + code
+	del stack[-1]
+    if len(code) == 0:
+	raise error, 'no code generated'
+    code = filter(lambda x: x.name != '|', code)
+    need_label = 0
+    for i in range(len(code)):
+	if (code[i].name == 'jump') and (code[i].label == -1):
+	    code[i] = Jump(label)
+	    need_label = 1
+    if need_label:
+	code.append(Label(label))
+	label = label + 1
+    code.append(End())
+#    print code
+    return RegexObject(pattern, flags, code, register, groupindex)
+
+# Replace expand_escape and _expand functions with their C equivalents.
+# If you suspect bugs in the C versions, comment out the next two lines
+expand_escape = reop.expand_escape
+_expand  = reop._expand