string.Template issue

Hello,

In the string.Template documentation
(http://docs.python.org/library/string.html) it's explained that if a
custom regular expression for pattern substitution is needed, it's
possible to override idpattern class attribute (whose default value is
[_a-z][_a-z0-9]*).

However, if the custom pattern that is needed is just uppercase
letters something like [A-Z]+ won't work because of the following line
in the _TemplateMetaclass class __init__ method:
cls.pattern = _re.compile(pattern, _re.IGNORECASE | _re.VERBOSE)

I would say that this is an error (IGNORECASE just shouldn't be there)
and that the line above should be:
cls.pattern = _re.compile(pattern, _re.VERBOSE)
and the default value for idpattern:
[_a-zA-Z][_a-zA-Z0-9]*

Do you agree on this? Is there any reason for the IGNORECASE option to
be passed to re.compile?

Best regards,
Javier

Javier Collado

In article <mailman.3938.1248942327.8015.python->,
Javier Collado <> wrote:
>
>In the string.Template documentation
>(http://docs.python.org/library/string.html) it's explained that if a
>custom regular expression for pattern substitution is needed, it's
>possible to override idpattern class attribute (whose default value is
>[_a-z][_a-z0-9]*).
>
>However, if the custom pattern that is needed is just uppercase
>letters something like [A-Z]+ won't work because of the following line
>in the _TemplateMetaclass class __init__ method:
>cls.pattern = _re.compile(pattern, _re.IGNORECASE | _re.VERBOSE)
>
>I would say that this is an error (IGNORECASE just shouldn't be there)

Good point! I don't have an answer for you, but please file a report at
bugs.python.org to make sure it doesn't get lost.
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