Matthew Barnett added the comment:
For historical reasons, if it isn't valid as a repeat then it's a literal. This
is true in other regex implementations, and is by no means unique to the re
module.
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resolution: -> not a bug
stage: -> resolved
status: open -> closed
New submission from belegnar :
`re.error` should be rised on `re.compile("string{data}")` because manual says
only numbers are valid within `{}`
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components: Regular Expressions
messages: 348458
nosy: belegnar, ezio.melotti, mrabarnett
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
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