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gh-144694: Fix re.Match.group() doc claiming [1..99] range limit - #144696
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The documentation incorrectly stated that numeric group arguments must be in the range [1..99]. This limit was removed in Python 3.5 (bpo-22437). Replace with "a positive integer" since the next sentence already documents the IndexError for out-of-range values.
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Thanks @mohsinm-dev for the PR, and @JelleZijlstra for merging it 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.13, 3.14. |
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pythonGH-144696) The documentation incorrectly stated that numeric group arguments must be in the range [1..99]. This limit was removed in Python 3.5 (bpo-22437). Replace with "a positive integer" since the next sentence already documents the IndexError for out-of-range values. (cherry picked from commit 85021bc) Co-authored-by: Mohsin Mehmood <55545648+mohsinm-dev@users.noreply.github.com>
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pythonGH-144696) The documentation incorrectly stated that numeric group arguments must be in the range [1..99]. This limit was removed in Python 3.5 (bpo-22437). Replace with "a positive integer" since the next sentence already documents the IndexError for out-of-range values. (cherry picked from commit 85021bc) Co-authored-by: Mohsin Mehmood <55545648+mohsinm-dev@users.noreply.github.com>
GH-145065 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.14 branch. |
GH-145066 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.13 branch. |
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…it (GH-144696) (#145065) gh-144694: Fix re.Match.group() doc claiming [1..99] range limit (GH-144696) The documentation incorrectly stated that numeric group arguments must be in the range [1..99]. This limit was removed in Python 3.5 (bpo-22437). Replace with "a positive integer" since the next sentence already documents the IndexError for out-of-range values. (cherry picked from commit 85021bc) Co-authored-by: Mohsin Mehmood <55545648+mohsinm-dev@users.noreply.github.com>
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…it (GH-144696) (#145066) gh-144694: Fix re.Match.group() doc claiming [1..99] range limit (GH-144696) The documentation incorrectly stated that numeric group arguments must be in the range [1..99]. This limit was removed in Python 3.5 (bpo-22437). Replace with "a positive integer" since the next sentence already documents the IndexError for out-of-range values. (cherry picked from commit 85021bc) Co-authored-by: Mohsin Mehmood <55545648+mohsinm-dev@users.noreply.github.com>
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python#144696) The documentation incorrectly stated that numeric group arguments must be in the range [1..99]. This limit was removed in Python 3.5 (bpo-22437). Replace with "a positive integer" since the next sentence already documents the IndexError for out-of-range values.
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python#144696) The documentation incorrectly stated that numeric group arguments must be in the range [1..99]. This limit was removed in Python 3.5 (bpo-22437). Replace with "a positive integer" since the next sentence already documents the IndexError for out-of-range values.
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re.Match.group()incorrectly states that numeric group arguments must be in the inclusive range[1..99]. This limit was removed in Python 3.5 (bpo-22437) when the number of capturing groups became dynamic.Replace
[1..99]with "a positive integer" since the next sentence already documents theIndexErrorfor out-of-range values.📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--144696.org.readthedocs.build/