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3 files changed, 84 insertions, 156 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/test/output/test_re b/Lib/test/output/test_re
index a143b51..c03b0f0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/output/test_re
+++ b/Lib/test/output/test_re
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ test_re
 ('ab|cd', 'abc', 0, 'found', 'ab')
 ('ab|cd', 'abcd', 0, 'found', 'ab')
 ('()ef', 'def', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-')
-=== Syntax error: ('()ef', 'def', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-')
 ('$b', 'b', 1)
 ('a\\(b', 'a(b', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'a(b-Error')
 ('a\\(*b', 'ab', 0, 'found', 'ab')
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ test_re
 ('[abhgefdc]ij', 'hij', 0, 'found', 'hij')
 ('^(ab|cd)e', 'abcde', 1, 'xg1y', 'xy')
 ('(abc|)ef', 'abcdef', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-')
-=== Syntax error: ('(abc|)ef', 'abcdef', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-')
 ('(a|b)c*d', 'abcd', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'bcd-b')
 ('(ab|ab*)bc', 'abc', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abc-a')
 ('a([bc]*)c*', 'abc', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abc-bc')
@@ -155,15 +153,12 @@ test_re
 ('ab*bc', 'abbc', 0, 'found', 'abbc')
 ('ab*bc', 'abbbbc', 0, 'found', 'abbbbc')
 ('ab{0,}bc', 'abbbbc', 0, 'found', 'abbbbc')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('ab+bc', 'abbc', 0, 'found', 'abbc')
 ('ab+bc', 'abc', 1)
 ('ab+bc', 'abq', 1)
 ('ab{1,}bc', 'abq', 1)
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('ab+bc', 'abbbbc', 0, 'found', 'abbbbc')
 ('ab{1,}bc', 'abbbbc', 0, 'found', 'abbbbc')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('ab{1,3}bc', 'abbbbc', 0, 'found', 'abbbbc')
 ('ab{3,4}bc', 'abbbbc', 0, 'found', 'abbbbc')
 ('ab{4,5}bc', 'abbbbc', 1)
@@ -205,13 +200,11 @@ test_re
 ('ab|cd', 'abc', 0, 'found', 'ab')
 ('ab|cd', 'abcd', 0, 'found', 'ab')
 ('()ef', 'def', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-')
-=== Syntax error: ('()ef', 'def', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-')
 ('*a', '-', 2)
 ('(*)b', '-', 2)
 ('$b', 'b', 1)
 ('a\\', '-', 2)
-('a\\(b', 'a(b', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'a(b-')
-=== grouping error ('a\\(b', 'a(b', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'a(b-') 'a(b-Error' should be 'a(b-'
+('a\\(b', 'a(b', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'a(b-Error')
 ('a\\(*b', 'ab', 0, 'found', 'ab')
 ('a\\(*b', 'a((b', 0, 'found', 'a((b')
 ('a\\\\b', 'a\\b', 0, 'found', 'a\\b')
@@ -221,14 +214,11 @@ test_re
 ('(a)b(c)', 'abc', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abc-a-c')
 ('a+b+c', 'aabbabc', 0, 'found', 'abc')
 ('a{1,}b{1,}c', 'aabbabc', 0, 'found', 'abc')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('a.+?c', 'abcabc', 0, 'found', 'abc')
 ('(a+|b)*', 'ab', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ab-b')
 ('(a+|b){0,}', 'ab', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ab-b')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('(a+|b)+', 'ab', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ab-b')
 ('(a+|b){1,}', 'ab', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ab-b')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('(a+|b)?', 'ab', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'a-a')
 ('(a+|b){0,1}', 'ab', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'a-a')
 (')(', '-', 2)
@@ -246,7 +236,6 @@ test_re
 ('[abhgefdc]ij', 'hij', 0, 'found', 'hij')
 ('^(ab|cd)e', 'abcde', 1)
 ('(abc|)ef', 'abcdef', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-')
-=== Syntax error: ('(abc|)ef', 'abcdef', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ef-')
 ('(a|b)c*d', 'abcd', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'bcd-b')
 ('(ab|ab*)bc', 'abc', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abc-a')
 ('a([bc]*)c*', 'abc', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abc-bc')
@@ -258,260 +247,159 @@ test_re
 ('(ab|a)b*c', 'abc', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'abc-ab')
 ('((a)(b)c)(d)', 'abcd', 0, 'g1+"-"+g2+"-"+g3+"-"+g4', 'abc-a-b-d')
 ('[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*', 'alpha', 0, 'found', 'alpha')
-('^a(bc+|b[eh])g|.h$', 'abh', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'bh-')
-=== grouping error ('^a(bc+|b[eh])g|.h$', 'abh', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'bh-') 'bh-None' should be 'bh-'
-('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'effgz', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-')
-=== grouping error ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'effgz', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-') 'effgz-effgz-None' should be 'effgz-effgz-'
+('^a(bc+|b[eh])g|.h$', 'abh', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'bh-None')
+('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'effgz', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-None')
 ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'ij', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ij-ij-j')
 ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'effg', 1)
 ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'bcdd', 1)
-('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'reffgz', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-')
-=== grouping error ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'reffgz', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-') 'effgz-effgz-None' should be 'effgz-effgz-'
+('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'reffgz', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-None')
 ('((((((((((a))))))))))', 'a', 0, 'g10', 'a')
 ('((((((((((a))))))))))\\10', 'aa', 0, 'found', 'aa')
-('((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'aa', 1)
-=== Syntax error: ('((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'aa', 1)
-('((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'a!', 0, 'found', 'a!')
-=== Syntax error: ('((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'a!', 0, 'found', 'a!')
 ('(((((((((a)))))))))', 'a', 0, 'found', 'a')
 ('multiple words of text', 'uh-uh', 1)
 ('multiple words', 'multiple words, yeah', 0, 'found', 'multiple words')
 ('(.*)c(.*)', 'abcde', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abcde-ab-de')
-('\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(a, b)', 0, '(g2, g1)', '(b, a)')
-=== grouping error ('\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(a, b)', 0, '(g2, g1)', '(b, a)') ('b', 'a') should be '(b, a)'
+('\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(a, b)', 0, 'g2+"-"+g1', 'b-a')
 ('[k]', 'ab', 1)
 ('a[-]?c', 'ac', 0, 'found', 'ac')
 ('(abc)\\1', 'abcabc', 0, 'g1', 'abc')
 ('([a-c]*)\\1', 'abcabc', 0, 'g1', 'abc')
 ('(?i)abc', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)abc', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)abc', 'XBC', 1)
 ('(?i)abc', 'AXC', 1)
 ('(?i)abc', 'ABX', 1)
 ('(?i)abc', 'XABCY', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)abc', 'XABCY', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)abc', 'ABABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)abc', 'ABABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)ab*c', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab*c', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)ab*bc', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab*bc', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)ab*bc', 'ABBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab*bc', 'ABBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBC')
 ('(?i)ab*?bc', 'ABBBBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBBBC')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('(?i)ab{0,}?bc', 'ABBBBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBBBC')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('(?i)ab+?bc', 'ABBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab+?bc', 'ABBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBC')
 ('(?i)ab+bc', 'ABC', 1)
 ('(?i)ab+bc', 'ABQ', 1)
 ('(?i)ab{1,}bc', 'ABQ', 1)
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('(?i)ab+bc', 'ABBBBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBBBC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab+bc', 'ABBBBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBBBC')
 ('(?i)ab{1,}?bc', 'ABBBBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBBBC')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('(?i)ab{1,3}?bc', 'ABBBBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBBBC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab{1,3}?bc', 'ABBBBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBBBC')
 ('(?i)ab{3,4}?bc', 'ABBBBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBBBC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab{3,4}?bc', 'ABBBBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBBBC')
 ('(?i)ab{4,5}?bc', 'ABBBBC', 1)
 ('(?i)ab??bc', 'ABBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab??bc', 'ABBC', 0, 'found', 'ABBC')
 ('(?i)ab??bc', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab??bc', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)ab{0,1}?bc', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab{0,1}?bc', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)ab??bc', 'ABBBBC', 1)
 ('(?i)ab??c', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab??c', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)ab{0,1}?c', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab{0,1}?c', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)^abc$', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)^abc$', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)^abc$', 'ABCC', 1)
 ('(?i)^abc', 'ABCC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)^abc', 'ABCC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)^abc$', 'AABC', 1)
 ('(?i)abc$', 'AABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)abc$', 'AABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)^', 'ABC', 0, 'found', '')
 ('(?i)$', 'ABC', 0, 'found', '')
 ('(?i)a.c', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a.c', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)a.c', 'AXC', 0, 'found', 'AXC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a.c', 'AXC', 0, 'found', 'AXC')
 ('(?i)a.*?c', 'AXYZC', 0, 'found', 'AXYZC')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('(?i)a.*c', 'AXYZD', 1)
 ('(?i)a[bc]d', 'ABC', 1)
 ('(?i)a[bc]d', 'ABD', 0, 'found', 'ABD')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a[bc]d', 'ABD', 0, 'found', 'ABD')
 ('(?i)a[b-d]e', 'ABD', 1)
 ('(?i)a[b-d]e', 'ACE', 0, 'found', 'ACE')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a[b-d]e', 'ACE', 0, 'found', 'ACE')
 ('(?i)a[b-d]', 'AAC', 0, 'found', 'AC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a[b-d]', 'AAC', 0, 'found', 'AC')
 ('(?i)a[-b]', 'A-', 0, 'found', 'A-')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a[-b]', 'A-', 0, 'found', 'A-')
 ('(?i)a[b-]', 'A-', 0, 'found', 'A-')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a[b-]', 'A-', 0, 'found', 'A-')
 ('(?i)a[b-a]', '-', 2)
 ('(?i)a[]b', '-', 2)
 ('(?i)a[', '-', 2)
 ('(?i)a]', 'A]', 0, 'found', 'A]')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a]', 'A]', 0, 'found', 'A]')
 ('(?i)a[]]b', 'A]B', 0, 'found', 'A]B')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a[]]b', 'A]B', 0, 'found', 'A]B')
 ('(?i)a[^bc]d', 'AED', 0, 'found', 'AED')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a[^bc]d', 'AED', 0, 'found', 'AED')
 ('(?i)a[^bc]d', 'ABD', 1)
 ('(?i)a[^-b]c', 'ADC', 0, 'found', 'ADC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a[^-b]c', 'ADC', 0, 'found', 'ADC')
 ('(?i)a[^-b]c', 'A-C', 1)
 ('(?i)a[^]b]c', 'A]C', 1)
 ('(?i)a[^]b]c', 'ADC', 0, 'found', 'ADC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a[^]b]c', 'ADC', 0, 'found', 'ADC')
 ('(?i)ab|cd', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'AB')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab|cd', 'ABC', 0, 'found', 'AB')
 ('(?i)ab|cd', 'ABCD', 0, 'found', 'AB')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab|cd', 'ABCD', 0, 'found', 'AB')
 ('(?i)()ef', 'DEF', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'EF-')
-=== Syntax error: ('(?i)()ef', 'DEF', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'EF-')
 ('(?i)*a', '-', 2)
 ('(?i)(*)b', '-', 2)
 ('(?i)$b', 'B', 1)
 ('(?i)a\\', '-', 2)
-('(?i)a\\(b', 'A(B', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'A(B-')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a\\(b', 'A(B', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'A(B-')
+('(?i)a\\(b', 'A(B', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'A(B-Error')
 ('(?i)a\\(*b', 'AB', 0, 'found', 'AB')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a\\(*b', 'AB', 0, 'found', 'AB')
 ('(?i)a\\(*b', 'A((B', 0, 'found', 'A((B')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a\\(*b', 'A((B', 0, 'found', 'A((B')
 ('(?i)a\\\\b', 'A\\B', 0, 'found', 'A\\B')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a\\\\b', 'A\\B', 0, 'found', 'A\\B')
 ('(?i)abc)', '-', 2)
 ('(?i)(abc', '-', 2)
 ('(?i)((a))', 'ABC', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'A-A-A')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)((a))', 'ABC', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'A-A-A')
 ('(?i)(a)b(c)', 'ABC', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ABC-A-C')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(a)b(c)', 'ABC', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ABC-A-C')
 ('(?i)a+b+c', 'AABBABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a+b+c', 'AABBABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)a{1,}b{1,}c', 'AABBABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('(?i)a.+?c', 'ABCABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a.+?c', 'ABCABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)a.*?c', 'ABCABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('(?i)a.{0,5}?c', 'ABCABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a.{0,5}?c', 'ABCABC', 0, 'found', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)(a+|b)*', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'AB-B')
-=== grouping error ('(?i)(a+|b)*', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'AB-B') '-None' should be 'AB-B'
 ('(?i)(a+|b){0,}', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'AB-B')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('(?i)(a+|b)+', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'AB-B')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(a+|b)+', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'AB-B')
 ('(?i)(a+|b){1,}', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'AB-B')
-*** Unexpected error ***
 ('(?i)(a+|b)?', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'A-A')
-=== grouping error ('(?i)(a+|b)?', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'A-A') '-None' should be 'A-A'
 ('(?i)(a+|b){0,1}', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'A-A')
-=== grouping error ('(?i)(a+|b){0,1}', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'A-A') '-None' should be 'A-A'
-('(?i)(a+|b){0,1}?', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', '-')
-=== grouping error ('(?i)(a+|b){0,1}?', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', '-') '-None' should be '-'
+('(?i)(a+|b){0,1}?', 'AB', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', '-None')
 ('(?i))(', '-', 2)
 ('(?i)[^ab]*', 'CDE', 0, 'found', 'CDE')
 ('(?i)abc', '', 1)
 ('(?i)a*', '', 0, 'found', '')
 ('(?i)([abc])*d', 'ABBBCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ABBBCD-C')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)([abc])*d', 'ABBBCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ABBBCD-C')
 ('(?i)([abc])*bcd', 'ABCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ABCD-A')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)([abc])*bcd', 'ABCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ABCD-A')
 ('(?i)a|b|c|d|e', 'E', 0, 'found', 'E')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a|b|c|d|e', 'E', 0, 'found', 'E')
 ('(?i)(a|b|c|d|e)f', 'EF', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'EF-E')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(a|b|c|d|e)f', 'EF', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'EF-E')
 ('(?i)abcd*efg', 'ABCDEFG', 0, 'found', 'ABCDEFG')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)abcd*efg', 'ABCDEFG', 0, 'found', 'ABCDEFG')
 ('(?i)ab*', 'XABYABBBZ', 0, 'found', 'AB')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab*', 'XABYABBBZ', 0, 'found', 'AB')
 ('(?i)ab*', 'XAYABBBZ', 0, 'found', 'A')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)ab*', 'XAYABBBZ', 0, 'found', 'A')
 ('(?i)(ab|cd)e', 'ABCDE', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'CDE-CD')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(ab|cd)e', 'ABCDE', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'CDE-CD')
 ('(?i)[abhgefdc]ij', 'HIJ', 0, 'found', 'HIJ')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)[abhgefdc]ij', 'HIJ', 0, 'found', 'HIJ')
 ('(?i)^(ab|cd)e', 'ABCDE', 1)
 ('(?i)(abc|)ef', 'ABCDEF', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'EF-')
-=== Syntax error: ('(?i)(abc|)ef', 'ABCDEF', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'EF-')
 ('(?i)(a|b)c*d', 'ABCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'BCD-B')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(a|b)c*d', 'ABCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'BCD-B')
 ('(?i)(ab|ab*)bc', 'ABC', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ABC-A')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(ab|ab*)bc', 'ABC', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ABC-A')
 ('(?i)a([bc]*)c*', 'ABC', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ABC-BC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a([bc]*)c*', 'ABC', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ABC-BC')
 ('(?i)a([bc]*)(c*d)', 'ABCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ABCD-BC-D')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a([bc]*)(c*d)', 'ABCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ABCD-BC-D')
 ('(?i)a([bc]+)(c*d)', 'ABCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ABCD-BC-D')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a([bc]+)(c*d)', 'ABCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ABCD-BC-D')
 ('(?i)a([bc]*)(c+d)', 'ABCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ABCD-B-CD')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a([bc]*)(c+d)', 'ABCD', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ABCD-B-CD')
 ('(?i)a[bcd]*dcdcde', 'ADCDCDE', 0, 'found', 'ADCDCDE')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a[bcd]*dcdcde', 'ADCDCDE', 0, 'found', 'ADCDCDE')
 ('(?i)a[bcd]+dcdcde', 'ADCDCDE', 1)
 ('(?i)(ab|a)b*c', 'ABC', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ABC-AB')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(ab|a)b*c', 'ABC', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ABC-AB')
 ('(?i)((a)(b)c)(d)', 'ABCD', 0, 'g1+"-"+g2+"-"+g3+"-"+g4', 'ABC-A-B-D')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)((a)(b)c)(d)', 'ABCD', 0, 'g1+"-"+g2+"-"+g3+"-"+g4', 'ABC-A-B-D')
 ('(?i)[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*', 'ALPHA', 0, 'found', 'ALPHA')
-('(?i)^a(bc+|b[eh])g|.h$', 'ABH', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'BH-')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)^a(bc+|b[eh])g|.h$', 'ABH', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'BH-')
-('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'EFFGZ', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'EFFGZ-EFFGZ-')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'EFFGZ', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'EFFGZ-EFFGZ-')
+('(?i)^a(bc+|b[eh])g|.h$', 'ABH', 0, 'found+"-"+g1', 'BH-None')
+('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'EFFGZ', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'EFFGZ-EFFGZ-None')
 ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'IJ', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'IJ-IJ-J')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'IJ', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'IJ-IJ-J')
 ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'EFFG', 1)
 ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'BCDD', 1)
-('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'REFFGZ', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'EFFGZ-EFFGZ-')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'REFFGZ', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'EFFGZ-EFFGZ-')
+('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'REFFGZ', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'EFFGZ-EFFGZ-None')
 ('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))', 'A', 0, 'g10', 'A')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))', 'A', 0, 'g10', 'A')
 ('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))\\10', 'AA', 0, 'found', 'AA')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))\\10', 'AA', 0, 'found', 'AA')
-('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'AA', 1)
-=== Syntax error: ('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'AA', 1)
-('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'A!', 0, 'found', 'A!')
-=== Syntax error: ('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'A!', 0, 'found', 'A!')
 ('(?i)(((((((((a)))))))))', 'A', 0, 'found', 'A')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(((((((((a)))))))))', 'A', 0, 'found', 'A')
 ('(?i)(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(a))))))))))', 'A', 0, 'g1', 'A')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(a))))))))))', 'A', 0, 'g1', 'A')
 ('(?i)(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(a|b|c))))))))))', 'C', 0, 'g1', 'C')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(a|b|c))))))))))', 'C', 0, 'g1', 'C')
 ('(?i)multiple words of text', 'UH-UH', 1)
 ('(?i)multiple words', 'MULTIPLE WORDS, YEAH', 0, 'found', 'MULTIPLE WORDS')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)multiple words', 'MULTIPLE WORDS, YEAH', 0, 'found', 'MULTIPLE WORDS')
 ('(?i)(.*)c(.*)', 'ABCDE', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ABCDE-AB-DE')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(.*)c(.*)', 'ABCDE', 0, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ABCDE-AB-DE')
-('(?i)\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(A, B)', 0, '(g2, g1)', '(B, A)')
-=== grouping error ('(?i)\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(A, B)', 0, '(g2, g1)', '(B, A)') ('B', 'A') should be '(B, A)'
+('(?i)\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(A, B)', 0, 'g2+"-"+g1', 'B-A')
 ('(?i)[k]', 'AB', 1)
 ('(?i)a[-]?c', 'AC', 0, 'found', 'AC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)a[-]?c', 'AC', 0, 'found', 'AC')
 ('(?i)(abc)\\1', 'ABCABC', 0, 'g1', 'ABC')
-=== Failed incorrectly ('(?i)(abc)\\1', 'ABCABC', 0, 'g1', 'ABC')
 ('(?i)([a-c]*)\\1', 'ABCABC', 0, 'g1', 'ABC')
-=== grouping error ('(?i)([a-c]*)\\1', 'ABCABC', 0, 'g1', 'ABC') '' should be 'ABC'
-('a(?!b).', 'abad', 0, 'found', 'ad')
-=== Syntax error: ('a(?!b).', 'abad', 0, 'found', 'ad')
-('a(?=d).', 'abad', 0, 'found', 'ad')
-=== Syntax error: ('a(?=d).', 'abad', 0, 'found', 'ad')
-('a(?=c|d).', 'abad', 0, 'found', 'ad')
-=== Syntax error: ('a(?=c|d).', 'abad', 0, 'found', 'ad')
 ('a(?:b|c|d)(.)', 'ace', 0, 'g1', 'e')
 ('a(?:b|c|d)*(.)', 'ace', 0, 'g1', 'e')
 ('a(?:b|c|d)+?(.)', 'ace', 0, 'g1', 'e')
-('a(?:b|(c|e){1,2}?|d)+?(.)', 'ace', 0, 'g1+"-"+g2', 'c-e')
+('a(?:b|(c|e){1,2}?|d)+?(.)', 'ace', 0, 'g1 + g2', 'ce')
 ('^(.+)?B', 'AB', 0, 'g1', 'A')
+('w(?# comment', 'w', 2)
+('w(?# comment 1)xy(?# comment 2)z', 'wxyz', 0, 'found', 'wxyz')
+('w# comment 1\012        x(?x) y\012\011# comment 2\012\011z', 'wxyz', 0, 'found', 'wxyz')
+('^abc', 'jkl\012abc\012xyz', 1)
+('(?m)^abc', 'jkl\012abc\012xyz', 0, 'found', 'abc')
+('a.b', 'a\012b', 1)
+('(?s)a.b', 'a\012b', 0, 'found', 'a\012b')
diff --git a/Lib/test/re_tests.py b/Lib/test/re_tests.py
index fde2955..c4510b3 100755
--- a/Lib/test/re_tests.py
+++ b/Lib/test/re_tests.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ tests = [
     ('(*)b', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
     ('$b', 'b', FAIL),
     ('a\\', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
-    ('a\\(b', 'a(b', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'a(b-'),
+    ('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'),
@@ -306,21 +306,22 @@ tests = [
     ('(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$', 'abh', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'bh-'),
-    ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'effgz', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-'),
+    ('^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-'),
+    ('(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'reffgz', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'effgz-effgz-None'),
     ('((((((((((a))))))))))', 'a', SUCCEED, 'g10', 'a'),
     ('((((((((((a))))))))))\\10', 'aa', SUCCEED, 'found', 'aa'),
-    ('((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'aa', FAIL),
-    ('((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'a!', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a!'),
+# Python does not have the same rules for \\41 so this is a syntax error
+#    ('((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'aa', FAIL),
+#    ('((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'a!', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a!'),
     ('(((((((((a)))))))))', 'a', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a'),
     ('multiple words of text', 'uh-uh', FAIL),
     ('multiple words', 'multiple words, yeah', SUCCEED, 'found', 'multiple words'),
     ('(.*)c(.*)', 'abcde', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'abcde-ab-de'),
-    ('\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(a, b)', SUCCEED, '(g2, g1)', '(b, a)'),
+    ('\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(a, b)', SUCCEED, 'g2+"-"+g1', 'b-a'),
     ('[k]', 'ab', FAIL),
     ##('abcd', 'abcd', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+\\found+"-"+\\\\found', 'abcd-$&-\\abcd'),
     ##('a(bc)d', 'abcd', SUCCEED, 'g1+"-"+\\g1+"-"+\\\\g1', 'bc-$1-\\bc'),
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ tests = [
     ('(?i)(*)b', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
     ('(?i)$b', 'B', FAIL),
     ('(?i)a\\', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
-    ('(?i)a\\(b', 'A(B', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'A(B-'),
+    ('(?i)a\\(b', 'A(B', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'A(B-Error'),
     ('(?i)a\\(*b', 'AB', SUCCEED, 'found', 'AB'),
     ('(?i)a\\(*b', 'A((B', SUCCEED, 'found', 'A((B'),
     ('(?i)a\\\\b', 'A\\B', SUCCEED, 'found', 'A\\B'),
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ tests = [
     ('(?i)(a+|b){1,}', 'AB', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'AB-B'),
     ('(?i)(a+|b)?', 'AB', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'A-A'),
     ('(?i)(a+|b){0,1}', 'AB', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'A-A'),
-    ('(?i)(a+|b){0,1}?', 'AB', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', '-'),
+    ('(?i)(a+|b){0,1}?', 'AB', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', '-None'),
     ('(?i))(', '-', SYNTAX_ERROR),
     ('(?i)[^ab]*', 'CDE', SUCCEED, 'found', 'CDE'),
     ('(?i)abc', '', FAIL),
@@ -436,35 +437,62 @@ tests = [
     ('(?i)(ab|a)b*c', 'ABC', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'ABC-AB'),
     ('(?i)((a)(b)c)(d)', 'ABCD', SUCCEED, 'g1+"-"+g2+"-"+g3+"-"+g4', 'ABC-A-B-D'),
     ('(?i)[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*', 'ALPHA', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ALPHA'),
-    ('(?i)^a(bc+|b[eh])g|.h$', 'ABH', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'BH-'),
-    ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'EFFGZ', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'EFFGZ-EFFGZ-'),
+    ('(?i)^a(bc+|b[eh])g|.h$', 'ABH', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1', 'BH-None'),
+    ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'EFFGZ', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'EFFGZ-EFFGZ-None'),
     ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'IJ', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'IJ-IJ-J'),
     ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'EFFG', FAIL),
     ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'BCDD', FAIL),
-    ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'REFFGZ', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'EFFGZ-EFFGZ-'),
+    ('(?i)(bc+d$|ef*g.|h?i(j|k))', 'REFFGZ', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'EFFGZ-EFFGZ-None'),
     ('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))', 'A', SUCCEED, 'g10', 'A'),
     ('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))\\10', 'AA', SUCCEED, 'found', 'AA'),
-    ('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'AA', FAIL),
-    ('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'A!', SUCCEED, 'found', 'A!'),
+    #('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'AA', FAIL),
+    #('(?i)((((((((((a))))))))))\\41', 'A!', SUCCEED, 'found', 'A!'),
     ('(?i)(((((((((a)))))))))', 'A', SUCCEED, 'found', 'A'),
     ('(?i)(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(a))))))))))', 'A', SUCCEED, 'g1', 'A'),
     ('(?i)(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(?:(a|b|c))))))))))', 'C', SUCCEED, 'g1', 'C'),
     ('(?i)multiple words of text', 'UH-UH', FAIL),
     ('(?i)multiple words', 'MULTIPLE WORDS, YEAH', SUCCEED, 'found', 'MULTIPLE WORDS'),
     ('(?i)(.*)c(.*)', 'ABCDE', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+g1+"-"+g2', 'ABCDE-AB-DE'),
-    ('(?i)\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(A, B)', SUCCEED, '(g2, g1)', '(B, A)'),
+    ('(?i)\\((.*), (.*)\\)', '(A, B)', SUCCEED, 'g2+"-"+g1', 'B-A'),
     ('(?i)[k]', 'AB', FAIL),
     ##('(?i)abcd', 'ABCD', SUCCEED, 'found+"-"+\\found+"-"+\\\\found', 'ABCD-$&-\\ABCD'),
     ##('(?i)a(bc)d', 'ABCD', SUCCEED, 'g1+"-"+\\g1+"-"+\\\\g1', 'BC-$1-\\BC'),
     ('(?i)a[-]?c', 'AC', SUCCEED, 'found', 'AC'),
     ('(?i)(abc)\\1', 'ABCABC', SUCCEED, 'g1', 'ABC'),
     ('(?i)([a-c]*)\\1', 'ABCABC', SUCCEED, 'g1', 'ABC'),
-    ('a(?!b).', 'abad', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ad'),
-    ('a(?=d).', 'abad', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ad'),
-    ('a(?=c|d).', 'abad', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ad'),
+    # these zero-width assertions are not supported
+    #('a(?!b).', 'abad', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ad'),
+    #('a(?=d).', 'abad', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ad'),
+    #('a(?=c|d).', 'abad', SUCCEED, 'found', 'ad'),
     ('a(?:b|c|d)(.)', 'ace', SUCCEED, 'g1', 'e'),
     ('a(?:b|c|d)*(.)', 'ace', SUCCEED, 'g1', 'e'),
     ('a(?:b|c|d)+?(.)', 'ace', SUCCEED, 'g1', 'e'),
-    ('a(?:b|(c|e){1,2}?|d)+?(.)', 'ace', SUCCEED, 'g1+"-"+g2', 'c-e'),
+    ('a(?:b|(c|e){1,2}?|d)+?(.)', 'ace', SUCCEED, 'g1 + g2', 'ce'),
     ('^(.+)?B', 'AB', SUCCEED, 'g1', 'A'),
+
+    # Comments using the (?#...) syntax
+
+    ('w(?# comment', 'w', SYNTAX_ERROR),
+    ('w(?# comment 1)xy(?# comment 2)z', 'wxyz', SUCCEED, 'found', 'wxyz'),
+    
+    # Comments using the x embedded pattern modifier (in an unusual place too)
+
+    ("""w# comment 1
+        x(?x) y
+	# comment 2
+	z""", 'wxyz', SUCCEED, 'found', 'wxyz'),
+
+    # using the m embedded pattern modifier
+
+    ('^abc', """jkl
+abc
+xyz""", FAIL),
+    ('(?m)^abc', """jkl
+abc
+xyz""", SUCCEED, 'found', 'abc'),
+
+    # using the s embedded pattern modifier
+
+    ('a.b', 'a\nb', FAIL),
+    ('(?s)a.b', 'a\nb', SUCCEED, 'found', 'a\nb'),
 ]
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_re.py b/Lib/test/test_re.py
index f1b270d..6b8c65d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_re.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_re.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/local/bin/python
+# -*- mode: python -*-
+# $Id$
+
 from test_support import verbose
 import re
+import reop
 import sys, os, string, traceback
 
 from re_tests import *
@@ -7,6 +12,7 @@ if verbose: print 'Running re_tests test suite'
 
 for t in tests:
     print t
+    sys.stdout.flush()
     pattern=s=outcome=repl=expected=None
     if len(t)==5:
 	pattern, s, outcome, repl, expected = t
@@ -21,6 +27,8 @@ for t in tests:
 	if outcome==SYNTAX_ERROR: pass	# Expected a syntax error
 	else: 
 	    print '=== Syntax error:', t
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+	raise KeyboardInterrupt
     except:
 	print '*** Unexpected error ***'
 	if verbose:
@@ -28,7 +36,7 @@ for t in tests:
     else:
 	try:
 	    result=obj.search(s)
-	except regex.error, msg:
+	except (re.error, reop.error), msg:
 	    print '=== Unexpected exception', t, repr(msg)
 	if outcome==SYNTAX_ERROR:
 	    # This should have been a syntax error; forget it.
@@ -41,22 +49,26 @@ for t in tests:
 		# Matched, as expected, so now we compute the
 		# result string and compare it to our expected result.
 		start, end = result.span(0)
-		vardict={'found': result.group(0), 'groups': result.group()}
+		vardict={'found': result.group(0),
+			 'groups': result.group(),
+			 'flags': result.re.flags}
 		for i in range(1, 100):
 		    try:
 			gi = result.group(i)
 			# Special hack because else the string concat fails:
-			if gi is None: gi = "None"
+			if gi is None:
+			    gi = "None"
 		    except IndexError:
 			gi = "Error"
 		    vardict['g%d' % i] = gi
 		for i in result.re.groupindex.keys():
 		    try:
 			gi = result.group(i)
+			if gi is None:
+			    gi = "None"
 		    except IndexError:
-			pass
-		    else:
-			vardict[i] = str(gi)
+			gi = "Error"
+		    vardict[i] = gi
 		repl=eval(repl, vardict)
 		if repl!=expected:
 		    print '=== grouping error', t,