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truncating match in regular expression match objects repr

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3.9 (EOL) topic-regex type-feature
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Description

BPO 39949
Nosy @rhettinger, @ericvsmith, @ezio-melotti, @sethtroisi, @serhiy-storchaka, @qwenger
PRs
  • python/cpython#20922
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2020-03-12.21:49:27.009>
    labels = ['expert-regex', 'type-feature', '3.9']
    title = 'truncating match in regular expression match objects repr'
    updated_at = <Date 2020-06-19.11:11:33.869>
    user = 'https://github.com/sethtroisi'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2020-06-19.11:11:33.869>
    actor = 'matpi'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['Regular Expressions']
    creation = <Date 2020-03-12.21:49:27.009>
    creator = 'Seth.Troisi'
    dependencies = []
    files = []
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 39949
    keywords = ['patch']
    message_count = 17.0
    messages = ['364052', '364053', '371618', '371626', '371641', '371645', '371648', '371650', '371698', '371699', '371700', '371843', '371864', '371867', '371868', '371869', '371878']
    nosy_count = 7.0
    nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'eric.smith', 'ezio.melotti', 'mrabarnett', 'Seth.Troisi', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'matpi']
    pr_nums = ['20922']
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = 'patch review'
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = 'enhancement'
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue39949'
    versions = ['Python 3.9']
    

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    3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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    Research direction

    Start with the Regular Expressions component and inspect the existing pull request, python/cpython#20922, since the issue body provides no file or test path. Confirm the intended behavior from the pull request and issue discussion; done means match object representations truncate the matched text as requested.

    Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

    Assessment

    Tech stack
    python
    Domain
    backend
    Issue type
    Feature
    Difficulty
    4/5
    Estimated time
    3-5 days
    Activity status
    Stale
    Clarity
    Needs clarification
    Newbie friendliness
    15/100

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