[Python-Dev] Re: sre.py backward compatibility and PEP 291

[Fredrik Lundh]

Barry wrote:

> PEP 291 says that sre.py needs to be backward compatible with Python
> 2.1.  sre.py says:
>
> # this module works under 1.5.2 and later.  don't use string methods
> import string
>
> Which is it?

Martin changed the PEP last week (or so), but forgot to remove the
comment.

Note that you can remove some code from _sre.c as well (see join_list,
and perhaps other places that checks for >= 1.6).

cheers /F