`\p{...}` gives wrong results when mixed with letters under `re.IGNORECASE`
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Since Aug 7, 2026.
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Description
Bug description:
\p{Lu} matches uppercase Unicode letters. It breaks when mixed with a standard letter with re.IGNORECASE:
import re
property_only = re.compile(r"[\p{Lu}]", re.IGNORECASE)
property_plus_one = re.compile(r"[\p{Lu}1]", re.IGNORECASE)
property_plus_a = re.compile(r"[\p{Lu}a]", re.IGNORECASE)
assert property_only.fullmatch("B")
assert property_plus_one.fullmatch("B")
assert property_plus_a.fullmatch("B"), "adding 'a' broke the match for 'B'"
Expected: adding "a" to the character class shouldn't break the existing match
Actual: AssertionError: adding 'a' broke the match for 'B'
CPython versions tested on:
CPython main branch
Operating systems tested on:
macOS
Linked PRs
- gh-155299
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