OK, reop is safe again.

diff --git a/Lib/re.py b/Lib/re.py
index 5c8827aa22e7c43102cf1edca1158c8fc1baf08e..d1df766500a68019fae76c5c2a36f25d68a01ab3 100644 (file)
--- a/Lib/re.py
+++ b/Lib/re.py
@@ -1504,5 +1504,5 @@ def compile(pattern, flags=0):
 
 # Replace expand_escape and _expand functions with their C equivalents.
 # If you suspect bugs in the C versions, comment out the next two lines
-##expand_escape = reop.expand_escape
-##_expand  = reop._expand
+expand_escape = reop.expand_escape
+_expand  = reop._expand