Jeffrey's version

1 files changed, 169 insertions, 239 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/test/re_tests.py b/Lib/test/re_tests.py
index 5c48fcc..d3b3927 100755
--- a/Lib/test/re_tests.py
+++ b/Lib/test/re_tests.py
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- mode: python -*-
+# $Id$
+
 # Re test suite and benchmark suite v1.5a2
 
 # The 3 possible outcomes for each pattern
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ benchmarks = [
     ('.*Python', 'Python'),		# Bad text literal
     ('.*Python.*', 'Python'),		# Worse text literal
     ('.*(Python)', 'Python'),		# Bad text literal with grouping
-    
+
     ('(Python|Perl|Tcl', 'Perl'),	# Alternation
     ('(Python|Perl|Tcl)', 'Perl'),	# Grouped alternation
     ('(Python)\\1', 'PythonPython'),	# Backreference
@@ -34,247 +38,173 @@ benchmarks = [
 #         3: a string that will be eval()'ed to produce a test string.
 #            This is an arbitrary Python expression; the available
 #            variables are "found" (the whole match), and "g1", "g2", ...
-#            up to "g99" contain the contents of each group, or the
-#            string 'None' if the group wasn't given a value, or the
-#            string 'Error' if the group index was out of range;
-#            also "groups", the return value of m.group() (a tuple).
+#            up to "g10" contain the contents of each group, or the
+#            string 'None' if the group wasn't given a value.
 #         4: The expected result of evaluating the expression.
 #            If the two don't match, an error is reported.
 #
 # If the regex isn't expected to work, the latter two elements can be omitted.
 
 tests = [
-('abc', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('abc', 'xbc', FAIL),
-('abc', 'axc', FAIL),
-('abc', 'abx', FAIL),
-('abc', 'xabcy', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('abc', 'ababc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('ab*c', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('ab*bc', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('ab*bc', 'abbc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abbc'),
-('ab*bc', 'abbbbc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abbbbc'),
-('ab+bc', 'abbc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abbc'),
-('ab+bc', 'abc', FAIL),
-('ab+bc', 'abq', FAIL),
-('ab+bc', 'abbbbc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abbbbc'),
-('ab?bc', 'abbc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abbc'),
-('ab?bc', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('ab?bc', 'abbbbc', FAIL),
-('ab?c', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('^abc$', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('^abc$', 'abcc', FAIL),
-('^abc', 'abcc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('^abc$', 'aabc', FAIL),
-('abc$', 'aabc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('^', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"', '-'),
-('$', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"', '-'),
-('a.c', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('a.c', 'axc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'axc'),
-('a.*c', 'axyzc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'axyzc'),
-('a.*c', 'axyzd', FAIL),
-('a[bc]d', 'abc', FAIL),
-('a[bc]d', 'abd', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abd'),
-('a[b-d]e', 'abd', FAIL),
-('a[b-d]e', 'ace', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'ace'),
-('a[b-d]', 'aac', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'ac'),
-('a[-b]', 'a-', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'a-'),
-('a[b-]', 'a-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
-('a[]b', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
-('a[', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
-('a\\', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
-('abc)', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
-('(abc', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
-('a]', 'a]', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'a]'),
-('a[]]b', 'a]b', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'a]b'),
-('a[^bc]d', 'aed', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'aed'),
-('a[^bc]d', 'abd', FAIL),
-('a[^-b]c', 'adc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'adc'),
-('a[^-b]c', 'a-c', FAIL),
-('a[^]b]c', 'a]c', FAIL),
-('a[^]b]c', 'adc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'adc'),
-('\\ba\\b', 'a-', SUCCEED,
- '"-"', '-'),
-('\\ba\\b', '-a', SUCCEED,
- '"-"', '-'),
-('\\ba\\b', '-a-', SUCCEED,
- '"-"', '-'),
-('\\by\\b', 'xy', FAIL),
-('\\by\\b', 'yz', FAIL),
-('\\by\\b', 'xyz', FAIL),
-('ab|cd', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'ab'),
-('ab|cd', 'abcd', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'ab'),
-('()ef', 'def', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-'),
-('$b', 'b', FAIL),
-('a\\(b', 'a(b', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'a(b-Error'),
-('a\\(*b', 'ab', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'ab'),
-('a\\(*b', 'a((b', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'a((b'),
-('a\\\\b', 'a\\b', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'a\\b'),
-('((a))', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'a-a-a'),
-('(a)b(c)', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abc-a-c'),
-('a+b+c', 'aabbabc', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abc'),
-('(a+|b)*', 'ab', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'ab-b'),
-('(a+|b)+', 'ab', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'ab-b'),
-('(a+|b)?', 'ab', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'a-a'),
-(')(', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
-('[^ab]*', 'cde', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'cde'),
-('abc', '', FAIL),
-('a*', '', SUCCEED,
- 'found', ''),
-('a|b|c|d|e', 'e', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'e'),
-('(a|b|c|d|e)f', 'ef', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-e'),
-('abcd*efg', 'abcdefg', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'abcdefg'),
-('ab*', 'xabyabbbz', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'ab'),
-('ab*', 'xayabbbz', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'a'),
-('(ab|cd)e', 'abcde', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'cde-cd'),
-('[abhgefdc]ij', 'hij', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'hij'),
-('^(ab|cd)e', 'abcde', FAIL,
- 'xg1y', 'xy'),
-('(abc|)ef', 'abcdef', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-'),
-('(a|b)c*d', 'abcd', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'bcd-b'),
-('(ab|ab*)bc', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'abc-a'),
-('a([bc]*)c*', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'abc-bc'),
-('a([bc]*)(c*d)', 'abcd', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abcd-bc-d'),
-('a([bc]+)(c*d)', 'abcd', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abcd-bc-d'),
-('a([bc]*)(c+d)', 'abcd', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abcd-b-cd'),
-('a[bcd]*dcdcde', 'adcdcde', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'adcdcde'),
-('a[bcd]+dcdcde', 'adcdcde', FAIL),
-('(ab|a)b*c', 'abc', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'abc-ab'),
-('((a)(b)c)(d)', 'abcd', SUCCEED,
- 'g1+"-"+g2+"-"+g3+"-"+g4', 'abc-a-b-d'),
-('[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*', 'alpha', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'alpha'),
-('^a(bc+|b[eh])g|.h$', 'abh', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'bh-None'),
-('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'effgz', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-None'),
-('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'ij', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ij-ij-j'),
-('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'effg', FAIL),
-('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'bcdd', FAIL),
-('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'reffgz', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-None'),
-('(((((((((a)))))))))', 'a', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'a'),
-('multiple words of text', 'uh-uh', FAIL),
-('multiple words', 'multiple words, yeah', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'multiple words'),
-('(.*)c(.*)', 'abcde', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abcde-ab-de'),
-('\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(a, b)', SUCCEED,
- 'g2+"-"+g1', 'b-a'),
-('[k]', 'ab', FAIL),
-('a[-]?c', 'ac', SUCCEED,
- 'found', 'ac'),
-('(abc)\\1', 'abcabc', SUCCEED,
- 'g1', 'abc'),
-('([a-c]*)\\1', 'abcabc', SUCCEED,
- 'g1', 'abc'),
-('^(.+)?B', 'AB', SUCCEED,
- 'g1', 'A'),
-('(a+).\\1$', 'aaaaa', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aaaaa-aa'),
-('^(a+).\\1$', 'aaaa', FAIL),
-('(abc)\\1', 'abcabc', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'abcabc-abc'),
-('([a-c]+)\\1', 'abcabc', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'abcabc-abc'),
-('(a)\\1', 'aa', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aa-a'),
-('(a+)\\1', 'aa', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aa-a'),
-('(a+)+\\1', 'aa', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aa-a'),
-('(a).+\\1', 'aba', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aba-a'),
-('(a)ba*\\1', 'aba', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aba-a'),
-('(aa|a)a\\1$', 'aaa', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aaa-a'),
-('(a|aa)a\\1$', 'aaa', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aaa-a'),
-('(a+)a\\1$', 'aaa', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aaa-a'),
-('([abc]*)\\1', 'abcabc', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'abcabc-abc'),
-('(a)(b)c|ab', 'ab', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ab-None-None'),
-('(a)+x', 'aaax', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aaax-a'),
-('([ac])+x', 'aacx', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aacx-c'),
-('([^/]*/)*sub1/', 'd:msgs/tdir/sub1/trial/away.cpp', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'd:msgs/tdir/sub1/-tdir/'),
-('([^.]*)\\.([^:]*):[T ]+(.*)', 'track1.title:TBlah blah blah', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2+"-"+g3', 'track1.title:TBlah blah blah-track1-title-Blah blah blah'),
-('([^N]*N)+', 'abNNxyzN', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'abNNxyzN-xyzN'),
-('([^N]*N)+', 'abNNxyz', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'abNN-N'),
-('([abc]*)x', 'abcx', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'abcx-abc'),
-('([abc]*)x', 'abc', FAIL),
-('([xyz]*)x', 'abcx', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'x-'),
-('(a)+b|aac', 'aac', SUCCEED,
- 'found+"-"+g1', 'aac-None'),
-]
+    ('abc', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('abc', 'xbc', FAIL),
+    ('abc', 'axc', FAIL),
+    ('abc', 'abx', FAIL),
+    ('abc', 'xabcy', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('abc', 'ababc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('ab*c', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('ab*bc', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('ab*bc', 'abbc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abbc'),
+    ('ab*bc', 'abbbbc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abbbbc'),
+    ('ab+bc', 'abbc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abbc'),
+    ('ab+bc', 'abc', FAIL),
+    ('ab+bc', 'abq', FAIL),
+    ('ab+bc', 'abbbbc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abbbbc'),
+    ('ab?bc', 'abbc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abbc'),
+    ('ab?bc', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('ab?bc', 'abbbbc', FAIL),
+    ('ab?c', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('^abc$', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('^abc$', 'abcc', FAIL),
+    ('^abc', 'abcc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('^abc$', 'aabc', FAIL),
+    ('abc$', 'aabc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('^', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"', '-'),
+    ('$', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"', '-'),
+    ('a.c', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('a.c', 'axc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'axc'),
+    ('a.*c', 'axyzc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'axyzc'),
+    ('a.*c', 'axyzd', FAIL),
+    ('a[bc]d', 'abc', FAIL),
+    ('a[bc]d', 'abd', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abd'),
+    ('a[b-d]e', 'abd', FAIL),
+    ('a[b-d]e', 'ace', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ace'),
+    ('a[b-d]', 'aac', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ac'),
+
+# In 're', the way to put a '-' in a set is to escape it: '[\-]'
+#    ('a[-b]', 'a-', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a-'),
+
+    ('a[-b]', 'a-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+    ('a[\\-b]', 'a-', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a-'),
+    ('a[b-]', 'a-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+    ('a[]b', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+    ('a[', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+    ('a\\', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+    ('abc)', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+    ('(abc', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+    ('a]', 'a]', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a]'),
+    
+# In 're', the way to put a ']' in a set is to escape it: '[\]]'
+#    ('a[]]b', 'a]b', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a]b'),
+    
+    ('a[\]]b', 'a]b', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a]b'),
+    ('a[^bc]d', 'aed', SUCCEED, 'found', 'aed'),
+    ('a[^bc]d', 'abd', FAIL),
+    ('a[^\\-b]c', 'adc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'adc'),
+    ('a[^\\-b]c', 'a-c', FAIL),
+    ('a[^\\]b]c', 'a]c', FAIL),
+    ('a[^\\]b]c', 'adc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'adc'),
+    ('\\ba\\b', 'a-', SUCCEED, '"-"', '-'),
+    ('\\ba\\b', '-a', SUCCEED, '"-"', '-'),
+    ('\\ba\\b', '-a-', SUCCEED, '"-"', '-'),
+    ('\\by\\b', 'xy', FAIL),
+    ('\\by\\b', 'yz', FAIL),
+    ('\\by\\b', 'xyz', FAIL),
+    ('ab|cd', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ab'),
+    ('ab|cd', 'abcd', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ab'),
+    ('()ef', 'def', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-'),
+    ('$b', 'b', FAIL),
+    
+# This is an error in 1.5
+#    ('a(b', 'a(b', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'a(b-None'),
+    
+    ('a\\(*b', 'ab', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ab'),
+    ('a\\(*b', 'a((b', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a((b'),
+    ('a\\\\b', 'a\\b', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a\\b'),
+    ('((a))', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'a-a-a'),
+    ('(a)b(c)', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abc-a-c'),
+    ('a+b+c', 'aabbabc', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+    ('(a+|b)*', 'ab', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ab-b'),
+    ('(a+|b)+', 'ab', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ab-b'),
+    ('(a+|b)?', 'ab', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'a-a'),
+    (')(', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+    ('[^ab]*', 'cde', SUCCEED, 'found', 'cde'),
+    ('abc', '', FAIL),
+    ('a*', '', SUCCEED, 'found', ''),
+    ('a|b|c|d|e', 'e', SUCCEED, 'found', 'e'),
+    ('(a|b|c|d|e)f', 'ef', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-e'),
+    ('abcd*efg', 'abcdefg', SUCCEED, 'found', 'abcdefg'),
+    ('ab*', 'xabyabbbz', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ab'),
+    ('ab*', 'xayabbbz', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a'),
+    ('(ab|cd)e', 'abcde', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'cde-cd'),
+    ('[abhgefdc]ij', 'hij', SUCCEED, 'found', 'hij'),
+    ('^(ab|cd)e', 'abcde', FAIL,
+     'xg1y', 'xy'),
+    ('(abc|)ef', 'abcdef', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-'),
+    ('(a|b)c*d', 'abcd', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'bcd-b'),
+    ('(ab|ab*)bc', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abc-a'),
+    ('a([bc]*)c*', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abc-bc'),
+    ('a([bc]*)(c*d)', 'abcd', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abcd-bc-d'),
+    ('a([bc]+)(c*d)', 'abcd', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abcd-bc-d'),
+    ('a([bc]*)(c+d)', 'abcd', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abcd-b-cd'),
+    ('a[bcd]*dcdcde', 'adcdcde', SUCCEED, 'found', 'adcdcde'),
+    ('a[bcd]+dcdcde', 'adcdcde', FAIL),
+    ('(ab|a)b*c', 'abc', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abc-ab'),
+    ('((a)(b)c)(d)', 'abcd', SUCCEED, 'g1+"-"+g2+"-"+g3+"-"+g4', 'abc-a-b-d'),
+    ('[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*', 'alpha', SUCCEED, 'found', 'alpha'),
+    ('^a(bc+|b[eh])g|.h$', 'abh', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'bh-None'),
+    ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'effgz', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-None'),
+    ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'ij', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ij-ij-j'),
+    ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'effg', FAIL),
+    ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'bcdd', FAIL),
+    ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'reffgz', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-None'),
+    ('(((((((((a)))))))))', 'a', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a'),
+    ('multiple words of text', 'uh-uh', FAIL),
+    ('multiple words', 'multiple words, yeah', SUCCEED, 'found', 'multiple words'),
+    ('(.*)c(.*)', 'abcde', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abcde-ab-de'),
+    ('\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(a, b)', SUCCEED, 'g2+"-"+g1', 'b-a'),
+    ('[k]', 'ab', FAIL),
+    ('a[-]?c', 'ac', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ac'),
+    ('(abc)\\1', 'abcabc', SUCCEED, 'g1', 'abc'),
+    ('([a-c]*)\\1', 'abcabc', SUCCEED, 'g1', 'abc'),
+    ('^(.+)?B', 'AB', SUCCEED, 'g1', 'A'),
+    ('(a+).\\1$', 'aaaaa', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aaaaa-aa'),
+    ('^(a+).\\1$', 'aaaa', FAIL),
+    ('(abc)\\1', 'abcabc', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abcabc-abc'),
+    ('([a-c]+)\\1', 'abcabc', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abcabc-abc'),
+    ('(a)\\1', 'aa', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aa-a'),
+    ('(a+)\\1', 'aa', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aa-a'),
+    ('(a+)+\\1', 'aa', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aa-a'),
+    ('(a).+\\1', 'aba', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aba-a'),
+    ('(a)ba*\\1', 'aba', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aba-a'),
+    ('(aa|a)a\\1$', 'aaa', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aaa-a'),
+    ('(a|aa)a\\1$', 'aaa', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aaa-a'),
+    ('(a+)a\\1$', 'aaa', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aaa-a'),
+    ('([abc]*)\\1', 'abcabc', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abcabc-abc'),
+    ('(a)(b)c|ab', 'ab', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ab-None-None'),
+    ('(a)+x', 'aaax', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aaax-a'),
+    ('([ac])+x', 'aacx', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aacx-c'),
+    ('([^/]*/)*sub1/', 'd:msgs/tdir/sub1/trial/away.cpp', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'd:msgs/tdir/sub1/-tdir/'),
+    ('([^.]*)\\.([^:]*):[T ]+(.*)', 'track1.title:TBlah blah blah', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2+"-"+g3', 'track1.title:TBlah blah blah-track1-title-Blah blah blah'),
+    ('([^N]*N)+', 'abNNxyzN', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abNNxyzN-xyzN'),
+    ('([^N]*N)+', 'abNNxyz', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abNN-N'),
+    ('([abc]*)x', 'abcx', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abcx-abc'),
+    ('([abc]*)x', 'abc', FAIL),
+    ('([xyz]*)x', 'abcx', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'x-'),
+    ('(a)+b|aac', 'aac', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'aac-None'),
+
+    # Test symbolic groups
+
+    ('(?P<i d>aaa)a', 'aaaa', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+    ('(?P<id>aaa)a', 'aaaa', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+id', 'aaaa-aaa'),
+    ('(?P<id>aa)(?P=id)', 'aaaa', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+id', 'aaaa-aa'),
+    ('(?P<id>aa)(?P=xd)', 'aaaa', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+
+    # Test octal escapes/memory references
+
+    ('\\1', 'a', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+    ('\\09', chr(0) + '9', SUCCEED, 'found', chr(0) + '9'),
+    ('\\141', 'a', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a'),
+    ('(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(j)(k)(l)\\119', 'abcdefghijklk9', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g11', 'abcdefghijklk9-k')
+    
+    ]