the usual
diff --git a/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_comp.py b/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_comp.py
index c042375..e48a7eb 100644
--- a/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_comp.py
+++ b/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_comp.py
@@ -18,157 +18,212 @@
 # find an array type code that matches the engine's code size
 for WORDSIZE in "BHil":
     if len(array.array(WORDSIZE, [0]).tostring()) == _sre.getcodesize():
-	break
+        break
 else:
     raise RuntimeError, "cannot find a useable array type"
 
 def _compile(code, pattern, flags):
+    # internal: compile a (sub)pattern
     emit = code.append
     for op, av in pattern:
-	if op is ANY:
-	    if flags & SRE_FLAG_DOTALL:
-		emit(OPCODES[op])
-	    else:
-		emit(OPCODES[CATEGORY])
-		emit(CHCODES[CATEGORY_NOT_LINEBREAK])
-	elif op in (SUCCESS, FAILURE):
-	    emit(OPCODES[op])
-	elif op is AT:
-	    emit(OPCODES[op])
-	    if flags & SRE_FLAG_MULTILINE:
-		emit(ATCODES[AT_MULTILINE[av]])
-	    else:
-		emit(ATCODES[av])
-	elif op is BRANCH:
-	    emit(OPCODES[op])
-	    tail = []
-	    for av in av[1]:
-		skip = len(code); emit(0)
-		_compile(code, av, flags)
- 		emit(OPCODES[JUMP])
- 		tail.append(len(code)); emit(0)
-		code[skip] = len(code) - skip
-	    emit(0) # end of branch
- 	    for tail in tail:
-		code[tail] = len(code) - tail
-	elif op is CALL:
-	    emit(OPCODES[op])
-	    skip = len(code); emit(0)
-	    _compile(code, av, flags)
-	    emit(OPCODES[SUCCESS])
-	    code[skip] = len(code) - skip
-	elif op is CATEGORY:
-	    emit(OPCODES[op])
-	    if flags & SRE_FLAG_LOCALE:
-		emit(CH_LOCALE[CHCODES[av]])
-	    elif flags & SRE_FLAG_UNICODE:
-		emit(CH_UNICODE[CHCODES[av]])
-	    else:
-		emit(CHCODES[av])
-	elif op is GROUP:
-	    if flags & SRE_FLAG_IGNORECASE:
-		emit(OPCODES[OP_IGNORE[op]])
-	    else:
-		emit(OPCODES[op])
-	    emit(av-1)
-	elif op is IN:
-	    if flags & SRE_FLAG_IGNORECASE:
-		emit(OPCODES[OP_IGNORE[op]])
-		def fixup(literal, flags=flags):
-		    return _sre.getlower(ord(literal), flags)
-	    else:
-		emit(OPCODES[op])
-		fixup = ord
-	    skip = len(code); emit(0)
-	    for op, av in av:
-		emit(OPCODES[op])
-		if op is NEGATE:
-		    pass
-		elif op is LITERAL:
-		    emit(fixup(av))
-		elif op is RANGE:
-		    emit(fixup(av[0]))
-		    emit(fixup(av[1]))
-		elif op is CATEGORY:
-		    if flags & SRE_FLAG_LOCALE:
-			emit(CH_LOCALE[CHCODES[av]])
-		    elif flags & SRE_FLAG_UNICODE:
-			emit(CH_UNICODE[CHCODES[av]])
-		    else:
-			emit(CHCODES[av])
-		else:
-		    raise error, "internal: unsupported set operator"
-	    emit(OPCODES[FAILURE])
-	    code[skip] = len(code) - skip
-	elif op in (LITERAL, NOT_LITERAL):
-	    if flags & SRE_FLAG_IGNORECASE:
-		emit(OPCODES[OP_IGNORE[op]])
-	    else:
-		emit(OPCODES[op])
-	    emit(ord(av))
-	elif op is MARK:
-	    emit(OPCODES[op])
-	    emit(av)
- 	elif op in (REPEAT, MIN_REPEAT, MAX_REPEAT):
-	    if flags & SRE_FLAG_TEMPLATE:
-		emit(OPCODES[REPEAT])
-		skip = len(code); emit(0)
-		emit(av[0])
-		emit(av[1])
-		_compile(code, av[2], flags)
-		emit(OPCODES[SUCCESS])
-		code[skip] = len(code) - skip
-	    else:
-		lo, hi = av[2].getwidth()
-		if lo == 0:
-		    raise error, "nothing to repeat"
-		if 0 and lo == hi == 1 and op is MAX_REPEAT:
-		    # FIXME: <fl> need a better way to figure out when
-		    # it's safe to use this one (in the parser, probably)
-		    emit(OPCODES[MAX_REPEAT_ONE])
-		    skip = len(code); emit(0)
-		    emit(av[0])
-		    emit(av[1])
-		    _compile(code, av[2], flags)
-		    emit(OPCODES[SUCCESS])
-		    code[skip] = len(code) - skip
-		else:
-		    emit(OPCODES[op])
-		    skip = len(code); emit(0)
-		    emit(av[0])
-		    emit(av[1])
-		    _compile(code, av[2], flags)
-		    emit(OPCODES[SUCCESS])
-		    code[skip] = len(code) - skip
-	elif op is SUBPATTERN:
- 	    group = av[0]
- 	    if group:
- 		emit(OPCODES[MARK])
- 		emit((group-1)*2)
-	    _compile(code, av[1], flags)
- 	    if group:
- 		emit(OPCODES[MARK])
- 		emit((group-1)*2+1)
-	else:
-	    raise ValueError, ("unsupported operand type", op)
+        if op in (LITERAL, NOT_LITERAL):
+            if flags & SRE_FLAG_IGNORECASE:
+                emit(OPCODES[OP_IGNORE[op]])
+            else:
+                emit(OPCODES[op])
+            emit(av)
+        elif op is IN:
+            if flags & SRE_FLAG_IGNORECASE:
+                emit(OPCODES[OP_IGNORE[op]])
+                def fixup(literal, flags=flags):
+                    return _sre.getlower(literal, flags)
+            else:
+                emit(OPCODES[op])
+		fixup = lambda x: x
+            skip = len(code); emit(0)
+            for op, av in av:
+                emit(OPCODES[op])
+                if op is NEGATE:
+                    pass
+                elif op is LITERAL:
+                    emit(fixup(av))
+                elif op is RANGE:
+                    emit(fixup(av[0]))
+                    emit(fixup(av[1]))
+                elif op is CATEGORY:
+                    if flags & SRE_FLAG_LOCALE:
+                        emit(CHCODES[CH_LOCALE[av]])
+                    elif flags & SRE_FLAG_UNICODE:
+                        emit(CHCODES[CH_UNICODE[av]])
+                    else:
+                        emit(CHCODES[av])
+                else:
+                    raise error, "internal: unsupported set operator"
+            emit(OPCODES[FAILURE])
+            code[skip] = len(code) - skip
+        elif op is ANY:
+            if flags & SRE_FLAG_DOTALL:
+                emit(OPCODES[op])
+            else:
+                emit(OPCODES[CATEGORY])
+                emit(CHCODES[CATEGORY_NOT_LINEBREAK])
+        elif op in (REPEAT, MIN_REPEAT, MAX_REPEAT):
+            if flags & SRE_FLAG_TEMPLATE:
+                emit(OPCODES[REPEAT])
+                skip = len(code); emit(0)
+                emit(av[0])
+                emit(av[1])
+                _compile(code, av[2], flags)
+                emit(OPCODES[SUCCESS])
+                code[skip] = len(code) - skip
+            else:
+                lo, hi = av[2].getwidth()
+                if lo == 0:
+                    raise error, "nothing to repeat"
+                if 0 and lo == hi == 1 and op is MAX_REPEAT:
+                    # FIXME: <fl> need a better way to figure out when
+                    # it's safe to use this one (in the parser, probably)
+                    emit(OPCODES[MAX_REPEAT_ONE])
+                    skip = len(code); emit(0)
+                    emit(av[0])
+                    emit(av[1])
+                    _compile(code, av[2], flags)
+                    emit(OPCODES[SUCCESS])
+                    code[skip] = len(code) - skip
+                else:
+                    emit(OPCODES[op])
+                    skip = len(code); emit(0)
+                    emit(av[0])
+                    emit(av[1])
+                    _compile(code, av[2], flags)
+                    emit(OPCODES[SUCCESS])
+                    code[skip] = len(code) - skip
+        elif op is SUBPATTERN:
+            group = av[0]
+            if group:
+                emit(OPCODES[MARK])
+                emit((group-1)*2)
+            _compile(code, av[1], flags)
+            if group:
+                emit(OPCODES[MARK])
+                emit((group-1)*2+1)
+        elif op in (SUCCESS, FAILURE):
+            emit(OPCODES[op])
+        elif op in (ASSERT, ASSERT_NOT, CALL):
+            emit(OPCODES[op])
+            skip = len(code); emit(0)
+            _compile(code, av, flags)
+            emit(OPCODES[SUCCESS])
+            code[skip] = len(code) - skip
+        elif op is AT:
+            emit(OPCODES[op])
+            if flags & SRE_FLAG_MULTILINE:
+                emit(ATCODES[AT_MULTILINE[av]])
+            else:
+                emit(ATCODES[av])
+        elif op is BRANCH:
+            emit(OPCODES[op])
+            tail = []
+            for av in av[1]:
+                skip = len(code); emit(0)
+                _compile(code, av, flags)
+                emit(OPCODES[JUMP])
+                tail.append(len(code)); emit(0)
+                code[skip] = len(code) - skip
+            emit(0) # end of branch
+            for tail in tail:
+                code[tail] = len(code) - tail
+        elif op is CATEGORY:
+            emit(OPCODES[op])
+            if flags & SRE_FLAG_LOCALE:
+                emit(CHCODES[CH_LOCALE[av]])
+            elif flags & SRE_FLAG_UNICODE:
+                emit(CHCODES[CH_UNICODE[av]])
+            else:
+                emit(CHCODES[av])
+        elif op is GROUP:
+            if flags & SRE_FLAG_IGNORECASE:
+                emit(OPCODES[OP_IGNORE[op]])
+            else:
+                emit(OPCODES[op])
+            emit(av-1)
+        elif op is MARK:
+            emit(OPCODES[op])
+            emit(av)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError, ("unsupported operand type", op)
+
+def _compile_info(code, pattern, flags):
+    # internal: compile an info block.  in the current version,
+    # this contains min/max pattern width and a literal prefix,
+    # if any
+    lo, hi = pattern.getwidth()
+    if lo == 0:
+        return # not worth it
+    # look for a literal prefix
+    prefix = []
+    if not (flags & SRE_FLAG_IGNORECASE):
+        for op, av in pattern.data:
+            if op is LITERAL:
+                prefix.append(av)
+            else:
+                break
+    # add an info block
+    emit = code.append
+    emit(OPCODES[INFO])
+    skip = len(code); emit(0)
+    # literal flag
+    mask = 0
+    if len(prefix) == len(pattern.data):
+        mask = 1
+    emit(mask)
+    # pattern length
+    emit(lo)
+    if hi < 32768:
+        emit(hi)
+    else:
+        emit(0)
+    # add literal prefix
+    emit(len(prefix))
+    if prefix:
+        code.extend(prefix)
+        # generate overlap table
+        table = [-1] + ([0]*len(prefix))
+        for i in range(len(prefix)):
+            table[i+1] = table[i]+1
+            while table[i+1] > 0 and prefix[i] != prefix[table[i+1]-1]:
+                table[i+1] = table[table[i+1]-1]+1
+        code.extend(table[1:]) # don't store first entry
+    code[skip] = len(code) - skip
 
 def compile(p, flags=0):
     # internal: convert pattern list to internal format
+
+    # compile, as necessary
     if type(p) in (type(""), type(u"")):
-	import sre_parse
-	pattern = p
-	p = sre_parse.parse(p)
+        import sre_parse
+        pattern = p
+        p = sre_parse.parse(p)
     else:
-	pattern = None
+        pattern = None
+
     flags = p.pattern.flags | flags
     code = []
+
+    # compile info block
+    _compile_info(code, p, flags)
+
+    # compile the pattern
     _compile(code, p.data, flags)
+
     code.append(OPCODES[SUCCESS])
-    # FIXME: <fl> get rid of this limitation
+
+    # FIXME: <fl> get rid of this limitation!
     assert p.pattern.groups <= 100,\
-	   "sorry, but this version only supports 100 named groups"
+           "sorry, but this version only supports 100 named groups"
+
     return _sre.compile(
-	pattern, flags,
-	array.array(WORDSIZE, code).tostring(),
-	p.pattern.groups-1, p.pattern.groupdict
-	)
+        pattern, flags,
+        array.array(WORDSIZE, code).tostring(),
+        p.pattern.groups-1, p.pattern.groupdict
+        )
diff --git a/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_cons.py b/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_cons.py
index f5e7894..45f4f48 100644
--- a/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_cons.py
+++ b/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_cons.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 ANY = "any"
 ASSERT = "assert"
+ASSERT_NOT = "assert_not"
 AT = "at"
 BRANCH = "branch"
 CALL = "call"
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@
     FAILURE, SUCCESS,
 
     ANY,
-    ASSERT,
+    ASSERT, ASSERT_NOT,
     AT,
     BRANCH,
     CALL,
@@ -121,8 +122,8 @@
     d = {}
     i = 0
     for item in list:
-	d[item] = i
-	i = i + 1
+        d[item] = i
+        i = i + 1
     return d
 
 OPCODES = makedict(OPCODES)
@@ -176,12 +177,27 @@
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import string
     def dump(f, d, prefix):
-	items = d.items()
-	items.sort(lambda a, b: cmp(a[1], b[1]))
-	for k, v in items:
-	    f.write("#define %s_%s %s\n" % (prefix, string.upper(k), v))
+        items = d.items()
+        items.sort(lambda a, b: cmp(a[1], b[1]))
+        for k, v in items:
+            f.write("#define %s_%s %s\n" % (prefix, string.upper(k), v))
     f = open("sre_constants.h", "w")
-    f.write("/* generated from sre_constants.py */\n")
+    f.write("""\
+/*
+ * Secret Labs' Regular Expression Engine
+ *
+ * regular expression matching engine
+ *
+ * NOTE: This file is generated by sre_constants.py.  If you need
+ * to change anything in here, edit sre_constants.py and run it.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 1997-2000 by Secret Labs AB.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * See the _sre.c file for information on usage and redistribution.
+ */
+
+""")
+
     dump(f, OPCODES, "SRE_OP")
     dump(f, ATCODES, "SRE")
     dump(f, CHCODES, "SRE")
diff --git a/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_pars.py b/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_pars.py
index 93a7b5d..fb954e9 100644
--- a/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_pars.py
+++ b/Lib/dos-8x3/sre_pars.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 # FIXME: should be 65535, but the arraymodule is still broken
 MAXREPEAT = 32767
 
+# FIXME: same here
+CHARMASK = 0x7fff
+
 SPECIAL_CHARS = ".\\[{()*+?^$|"
 REPEAT_CHARS  = "*+?{"
 
@@ -30,26 +33,27 @@
 WHITESPACE = string.whitespace
 
 ESCAPES = {
-    "\\a": (LITERAL, chr(7)),
-    "\\b": (LITERAL, chr(8)),
-    "\\f": (LITERAL, chr(12)),
-    "\\n": (LITERAL, chr(10)),
-    "\\r": (LITERAL, chr(13)),
-    "\\t": (LITERAL, chr(9)),
-    "\\v": (LITERAL, chr(11))
+    r"\a": (LITERAL, 7),
+    r"\b": (LITERAL, 8),
+    r"\f": (LITERAL, 12),
+    r"\n": (LITERAL, 10),
+    r"\r": (LITERAL, 13),
+    r"\t": (LITERAL, 9),
+    r"\v": (LITERAL, 11),
+    r"\\": (LITERAL, ord("\\"))
 }
 
 CATEGORIES = {
-    "\\A": (AT, AT_BEGINNING), # start of string
-    "\\b": (AT, AT_BOUNDARY),
-    "\\B": (AT, AT_NON_BOUNDARY),
-    "\\d": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_DIGIT)]),
-    "\\D": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_NOT_DIGIT)]),
-    "\\s": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_SPACE)]),
-    "\\S": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_NOT_SPACE)]),
-    "\\w": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_WORD)]),
-    "\\W": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_NOT_WORD)]),
-    "\\Z": (AT, AT_END), # end of string
+    r"\A": (AT, AT_BEGINNING), # start of string
+    r"\b": (AT, AT_BOUNDARY),
+    r"\B": (AT, AT_NON_BOUNDARY),
+    r"\d": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_DIGIT)]),
+    r"\D": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_NOT_DIGIT)]),
+    r"\s": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_SPACE)]),
+    r"\S": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_NOT_SPACE)]),
+    r"\w": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_WORD)]),
+    r"\W": (IN, [(CATEGORY, CATEGORY_NOT_WORD)]),
+    r"\Z": (AT, AT_END), # end of string
 }
 
 FLAGS = {
@@ -66,106 +70,106 @@
 
 class State:
     def __init__(self):
-	self.flags = 0
-	self.groups = 1
-	self.groupdict = {}
+        self.flags = 0
+        self.groups = 1
+        self.groupdict = {}
     def getgroup(self, name=None):
-	gid = self.groups
-	self.groups = gid + 1
-	if name:
-	    self.groupdict[name] = gid
-	return gid
+        gid = self.groups
+        self.groups = gid + 1
+        if name:
+            self.groupdict[name] = gid
+        return gid
 
 class SubPattern:
     # a subpattern, in intermediate form
     def __init__(self, pattern, data=None):
-	self.pattern = pattern
-	if not data:
-	    data = []
-	self.data = data
-	self.width = None
+        self.pattern = pattern
+        if not data:
+            data = []
+        self.data = data
+        self.width = None
     def __repr__(self):
-	return repr(self.data)
+        return repr(self.data)
     def __len__(self):
-	return len(self.data)
+        return len(self.data)
     def __delitem__(self, index):
-	del self.data[index]
+        del self.data[index]
     def __getitem__(self, index):
-	return self.data[index]
+        return self.data[index]
     def __setitem__(self, index, code):
-	self.data[index] = code
+        self.data[index] = code
     def __getslice__(self, start, stop):
-	return SubPattern(self.pattern, self.data[start:stop])
+        return SubPattern(self.pattern, self.data[start:stop])
     def insert(self, index, code):
-	self.data.insert(index, code)
+        self.data.insert(index, code)
     def append(self, code):
-	self.data.append(code)
+        self.data.append(code)
     def getwidth(self):
-	# determine the width (min, max) for this subpattern
-	if self.width:
-	    return self.width
-	lo = hi = 0L
-	for op, av in self.data:
-	    if op is BRANCH:
-		l = sys.maxint
-		h = 0
-		for av in av[1]:
-		    i, j = av.getwidth()
-		    l = min(l, i)
-		    h = min(h, j)
-		lo = lo + i
-		hi = hi + j
-	    elif op is CALL:
-		i, j = av.getwidth()
-		lo = lo + i
-		hi = hi + j
-	    elif op is SUBPATTERN:
-		i, j = av[1].getwidth()
-		lo = lo + i
-		hi = hi + j
-	    elif op in (MIN_REPEAT, MAX_REPEAT):
-		i, j = av[2].getwidth()
-		lo = lo + long(i) * av[0]
-		hi = hi + long(j) * av[1]
-	    elif op in (ANY, RANGE, IN, LITERAL, NOT_LITERAL, CATEGORY):
-		lo = lo + 1
-		hi = hi + 1
-	    elif op == SUCCESS:
-		break
-	self.width = int(min(lo, sys.maxint)), int(min(hi, sys.maxint))
-	return self.width
+        # determine the width (min, max) for this subpattern
+        if self.width:
+            return self.width
+        lo = hi = 0L
+        for op, av in self.data:
+            if op is BRANCH:
+                l = sys.maxint
+                h = 0
+                for av in av[1]:
+                    i, j = av.getwidth()
+                    l = min(l, i)
+                    h = min(h, j)
+                lo = lo + i
+                hi = hi + j
+            elif op is CALL:
+                i, j = av.getwidth()
+                lo = lo + i
+                hi = hi + j
+            elif op is SUBPATTERN:
+                i, j = av[1].getwidth()
+                lo = lo + i
+                hi = hi + j
+            elif op in (MIN_REPEAT, MAX_REPEAT):
+                i, j = av[2].getwidth()
+                lo = lo + long(i) * av[0]
+                hi = hi + long(j) * av[1]
+            elif op in (ANY, RANGE, IN, LITERAL, NOT_LITERAL, CATEGORY):
+                lo = lo + 1
+                hi = hi + 1
+            elif op == SUCCESS:
+                break
+        self.width = int(min(lo, sys.maxint)), int(min(hi, sys.maxint))
+        return self.width
 
 class Tokenizer:
     def __init__(self, string):
-	self.index = 0
-	self.string = string
-	self.next = self.__next()
+        self.index = 0
+        self.string = string
+        self.next = self.__next()
     def __next(self):
-	if self.index >= len(self.string):
-	    return None
-	char = self.string[self.index]
-	if char[0] == "\\":
-	    try:
-		c = self.string[self.index + 1]
-	    except IndexError:
-		raise error, "bogus escape"
-	    char = char + c
-	self.index = self.index + len(char)
-	return char
+        if self.index >= len(self.string):
+            return None
+        char = self.string[self.index]
+        if char[0] == "\\":
+            try:
+                c = self.string[self.index + 1]
+            except IndexError:
+                raise error, "bogus escape"
+            char = char + c
+        self.index = self.index + len(char)
+        return char
     def match(self, char):
-	if char == self.next:
-	    self.next = self.__next()
-	    return 1
-	return 0
+        if char == self.next:
+            self.next = self.__next()
+            return 1
+        return 0
     def match_set(self, set):
-	if self.next and self.next in set:
-	    self.next = self.__next()
-	    return 1
-	return 0
+        if self.next and self.next in set:
+            self.next = self.__next()
+            return 1
+        return 0
     def get(self):
-	this = self.next
-	self.next = self.__next()
-	return this
+        this = self.next
+        self.next = self.__next()
+        return this
 
 def isident(char):
     return "a" <= char <= "z" or "A" <= char <= "Z" or char == "_"
@@ -175,127 +179,118 @@
 
 def isname(name):
     # check that group name is a valid string
-    # FIXME: <fl> this code is really lame.  should use a regular
-    # expression instead, but I seem to have certain bootstrapping
-    # problems here ;-)
     if not isident(name[0]):
-	return 0
+        return 0
     for char in name:
-	if not isident(char) and not isdigit(char):
-	    return 0
+        if not isident(char) and not isdigit(char):
+            return 0
     return 1
 
-def _group(escape, state):
+def _group(escape, groups):
     # check if the escape string represents a valid group
     try:
-	group = int(escape[1:])
-	if group and group < state.groups:
-	    return group
+        gid = int(escape[1:])
+        if gid and gid < groups:
+            return gid
     except ValueError:
-	pass
+        pass
     return None # not a valid group
 
 def _class_escape(source, escape):
     # handle escape code inside character class
     code = ESCAPES.get(escape)
     if code:
-	return code
+        return code
     code = CATEGORIES.get(escape)
     if code:
-	return code
+        return code
     try:
-	if escape[1:2] == "x":
-	    while source.next in HEXDIGITS:
-		escape = escape + source.get()
-	    escape = escape[2:]
-	    # FIXME: support unicode characters!
-	    return LITERAL, chr(int(escape[-4:], 16) & 0xff)
-	elif str(escape[1:2]) in OCTDIGITS:
-	    while source.next in OCTDIGITS:
-		escape = escape + source.get()
-	    escape = escape[1:]
-	    # FIXME: support unicode characters!
-	    return LITERAL, chr(int(escape[-6:], 8) & 0xff)
-	if len(escape) == 2:
-	    return LITERAL, escape[1]
+        if escape[1:2] == "x":
+            while source.next in HEXDIGITS:
+                escape = escape + source.get()
+            escape = escape[2:]
+            return LITERAL, int(escape[-4:], 16) & CHARMASK
+        elif str(escape[1:2]) in OCTDIGITS:
+            while source.next in OCTDIGITS:
+                escape = escape + source.get()
+            escape = escape[1:]
+            return LITERAL, int(escape[-6:], 8) & CHARMASK
+        if len(escape) == 2:
+            return LITERAL, ord(escape[1])
     except ValueError:
-	pass
+        pass
     raise error, "bogus escape: %s" % repr(escape)
 
 def _escape(source, escape, state):
     # handle escape code in expression
     code = CATEGORIES.get(escape)
     if code:
-	return code
+        return code
     code = ESCAPES.get(escape)
     if code:
-	return code
+        return code
     try:
-	if escape[1:2] == "x":
-	    while source.next in HEXDIGITS:
-		escape = escape + source.get()
-	    escape = escape[2:]
-	    # FIXME: support unicode characters!
-	    return LITERAL, chr(int(escape[-4:], 16) & 0xff)
-	elif escape[1:2] in DIGITS:
-	    while 1:
-		group = _group(escape, state)
-		if group:
-		    if (not source.next or
-			not _group(escape + source.next, state)):
-		        return GROUP, group
-		    escape = escape + source.get()
-		elif source.next in OCTDIGITS:
-		    escape = escape + source.get()
-		else:
-		    break
-	    escape = escape[1:]
-	    # FIXME: support unicode characters!
-	    return LITERAL, chr(int(escape[-6:], 8) & 0xff)
-	if len(escape) == 2:
-	    return LITERAL, escape[1]
+        if escape[1:2] == "x":
+            while source.next in HEXDIGITS:
+                escape = escape + source.get()
+            escape = escape[2:]
+            return LITERAL, int(escape[-4:], 16) & CHARMASK
+        elif escape[1:2] in DIGITS:
+            while 1:
+                group = _group(escape, state.groups)
+                if group:
+                    if (not source.next or
+                        not _group(escape + source.next, state.groups)):
+                        return GROUP, group
+                    escape = escape + source.get()
+                elif source.next in OCTDIGITS:
+                    escape = escape + source.get()
+                else:
+                    break
+            escape = escape[1:]
+            return LITERAL, int(escape[-6:], 8) & CHARMASK
+        if len(escape) == 2:
+            return LITERAL, ord(escape[1])
     except ValueError:
-	pass
+        pass
     raise error, "bogus escape: %s" % repr(escape)
 
-
 def _branch(pattern, items):
-
     # form a branch operator from a set of items
 
     subpattern = SubPattern(pattern)
 
     # check if all items share a common prefix
     while 1:
-	prefix = None
-	for item in items:
-	    if not item:
-		break
-	    if prefix is None:
-		prefix = item[0]
-	    elif item[0] != prefix:
-		break
-	else:
-	    # all subitems start with a common "prefix".
-	    # move it out of the branch
-	    for item in items:
-		del item[0]
-	    subpattern.append(prefix)
-	    continue # check next one
-	break
+        prefix = None
+        for item in items:
+            if not item:
+                break
+            if prefix is None:
+                prefix = item[0]
+            elif item[0] != prefix:
+                break
+        else:
+            # all subitems start with a common "prefix".
+            # move it out of the branch
+            for item in items:
+                del item[0]
+            subpattern.append(prefix)
+            continue # check next one
+        break
 
     # check if the branch can be replaced by a character set
     for item in items:
-	if len(item) != 1 or item[0][0] != LITERAL:
-	    break
+        if len(item) != 1 or item[0][0] != LITERAL:
+            break
     else:
-	# we can store this as a character set instead of a
-	# branch (FIXME: use a range if possible)
-	set = []
-	for item in items:
-	    set.append(item[0])
-	subpattern.append((IN, set))
-	return subpattern
+        # we can store this as a character set instead of a
+        # branch (FIXME: use a range if possible)
+        set = []
+        for item in items:
+            set.append(item[0])
+        subpattern.append((IN, set))
+        return subpattern
 
     subpattern.append((BRANCH, (None, items)))
     return subpattern
@@ -308,197 +303,227 @@
 
     while 1:
 
-	if source.next in ("|", ")"):
-	    break # end of subpattern
-	this = source.get()
-	if this is None:
-	    break # end of pattern
+        if source.next in ("|", ")"):
+            break # end of subpattern
+        this = source.get()
+        if this is None:
+            break # end of pattern
 
-	if state.flags & SRE_FLAG_VERBOSE:
-	    # skip whitespace and comments
-	    if this in WHITESPACE:
-		continue
-	    if this == "#":
-		while 1:
-		    this = source.get()
-		    if this in (None, "\n"):
-			break
-		continue
+        if state.flags & SRE_FLAG_VERBOSE:
+            # skip whitespace and comments
+            if this in WHITESPACE:
+                continue
+            if this == "#":
+                while 1:
+                    this = source.get()
+                    if this in (None, "\n"):
+                        break
+                continue
 
-	if this and this[0] not in SPECIAL_CHARS:
-	    subpattern.append((LITERAL, this))
+        if this and this[0] not in SPECIAL_CHARS:
+            subpattern.append((LITERAL, ord(this)))
 
-	elif this == "[":
-	    # character set
-	    set = []
-## 	    if source.match(":"):
-## 		pass # handle character classes
-	    if source.match("^"):
-		set.append((NEGATE, None))
-	    # check remaining characters
-	    start = set[:]
-	    while 1:
-		this = source.get()
-		if this == "]" and set != start:
-		    break
-		elif this and this[0] == "\\":
-		    code1 = _class_escape(source, this)
-		elif this:
-		    code1 = LITERAL, this
-		else:
-		    raise error, "unexpected end of regular expression"
-		if source.match("-"):
-		    # potential range
-		    this = source.get()
-		    if this == "]":
-			set.append(code1)
-			set.append((LITERAL, "-"))
-			break
-		    else:
-			if this[0] == "\\":
-			    code2 = _class_escape(source, this)
-			else:
-			    code2 = LITERAL, this
-			if code1[0] != LITERAL or code2[0] != LITERAL:
-			    raise error, "illegal range"
-			if len(code1[1]) != 1 or len(code2[1]) != 1:
-			    raise error, "illegal range"
-			set.append((RANGE, (code1[1], code2[1])))
-		else:
-		    if code1[0] is IN:
-			code1 = code1[1][0]
-		    set.append(code1)
+        elif this == "[":
+            # character set
+            set = []
+##          if source.match(":"):
+##              pass # handle character classes
+            if source.match("^"):
+                set.append((NEGATE, None))
+            # check remaining characters
+            start = set[:]
+            while 1:
+                this = source.get()
+                if this == "]" and set != start:
+                    break
+                elif this and this[0] == "\\":
+                    code1 = _class_escape(source, this)
+                elif this:
+                    code1 = LITERAL, ord(this)
+                else:
+                    raise error, "unexpected end of regular expression"
+                if source.match("-"):
+                    # potential range
+                    this = source.get()
+                    if this == "]":
+                        set.append(code1)
+                        set.append((LITERAL, ord("-")))
+                        break
+                    else:
+                        if this[0] == "\\":
+                            code2 = _class_escape(source, this)
+                        else:
+                            code2 = LITERAL, ord(this)
+                        if code1[0] != LITERAL or code2[0] != LITERAL:
+                            raise error, "illegal range"
+                        set.append((RANGE, (code1[1], code2[1])))
+                else:
+                    if code1[0] is IN:
+                        code1 = code1[1][0]
+                    set.append(code1)
 
-	    # FIXME: <fl> move set optimization to compiler!
-	    if len(set)==1 and set[0][0] is LITERAL:
-		subpattern.append(set[0]) # optimization
-	    elif len(set)==2 and set[0][0] is NEGATE and set[1][0] is LITERAL:
-		subpattern.append((NOT_LITERAL, set[1][1])) # optimization
-	    else:
-		# FIXME: <fl> add charmap optimization
-		subpattern.append((IN, set))
+            # FIXME: <fl> move set optimization to compiler!
+            if len(set)==1 and set[0][0] is LITERAL:
+                subpattern.append(set[0]) # optimization
+            elif len(set)==2 and set[0][0] is NEGATE and set[1][0] is LITERAL:
+                subpattern.append((NOT_LITERAL, set[1][1])) # optimization
+            else:
+                # FIXME: <fl> add charmap optimization
+                subpattern.append((IN, set))
 
-	elif this and this[0] in REPEAT_CHARS:
-	    # repeat previous item
-	    if this == "?":
-		min, max = 0, 1
-	    elif this == "*":
-		min, max = 0, MAXREPEAT
-	    elif this == "+":
-		min, max = 1, MAXREPEAT
-	    elif this == "{":
-		min, max = 0, MAXREPEAT
-		lo = hi = ""
-		while source.next in DIGITS:
-		    lo = lo + source.get()
-		if source.match(","):
-		    while source.next in DIGITS:
-			hi = hi + source.get()
-		else:
-		    hi = lo
-		if not source.match("}"):
-		    raise error, "bogus range"
-		if lo:
-		    min = int(lo)
-		if hi:
-		    max = int(hi)
-		# FIXME: <fl> check that hi >= lo!
-	    else:
-		raise error, "not supported"
-	    # figure out which item to repeat
-	    if subpattern:
-		item = subpattern[-1:]
-	    else:
-		raise error, "nothing to repeat"
-	    if source.match("?"):
-		subpattern[-1] = (MIN_REPEAT, (min, max, item))
-	    else:
-		subpattern[-1] = (MAX_REPEAT, (min, max, item))
+        elif this and this[0] in REPEAT_CHARS:
+            # repeat previous item
+            if this == "?":
+                min, max = 0, 1
+            elif this == "*":
+                min, max = 0, MAXREPEAT
+            elif this == "+":
+                min, max = 1, MAXREPEAT
+            elif this == "{":
+                min, max = 0, MAXREPEAT
+                lo = hi = ""
+                while source.next in DIGITS:
+                    lo = lo + source.get()
+                if source.match(","):
+                    while source.next in DIGITS:
+                        hi = hi + source.get()
+                else:
+                    hi = lo
+                if not source.match("}"):
+                    raise error, "bogus range"
+                if lo:
+                    min = int(lo)
+                if hi:
+                    max = int(hi)
+                # FIXME: <fl> check that hi >= lo!
+            else:
+                raise error, "not supported"
+            # figure out which item to repeat
+            if subpattern:
+                item = subpattern[-1:]
+            else:
+                raise error, "nothing to repeat"
+            if source.match("?"):
+                subpattern[-1] = (MIN_REPEAT, (min, max, item))
+            else:
+                subpattern[-1] = (MAX_REPEAT, (min, max, item))
 
-	elif this == ".":
-	    subpattern.append((ANY, None))
+        elif this == ".":
+            subpattern.append((ANY, None))
 
-	elif this == "(":
-	    group = 1
-	    name = None
-	    if source.match("?"):
-		group = 0
-		# options
-		if source.match("P"):
-		    # python extensions
-		    if source.match("<"):
-			# named group: skip forward to end of name
-			name = ""
-			while 1:
-			    char = source.get()
-			    if char is None:
-				raise error, "unterminated name"
-			    if char == ">":
-				break
-			    name = name + char
-			group = 1
-			if not isname(name):
-			    raise error, "illegal character in group name"
-		    elif source.match("="):
-			# named backreference
-			raise error, "not yet implemented"
-		    else:
-			char = source.get()
-			if char is None:
-			    raise error, "unexpected end of pattern"
-			raise error, "unknown specifier: ?P%s" % char
-		elif source.match(":"):
-		    # non-capturing group
-		    group = 2
-		elif source.match("#"):
-		    # comment
-		    while 1:
-			if source.next is None or source.next == ")":
-			    break
-			source.get()
-		else:
-		    # flags
-		    while FLAGS.has_key(source.next):
-			state.flags = state.flags | FLAGS[source.get()]
-	    if group:
-		# parse group contents
-		b = []
-		if group == 2:
-		    # anonymous group
-		    group = None
-		else:
-		    group = state.getgroup(name)
-		while 1:
-		    p = _parse(source, state, flags)
-		    if source.match(")"):
-			if b:
-			    b.append(p)
-			    p = _branch(state, b)
-			subpattern.append((SUBPATTERN, (group, p)))
-			break
-		    elif source.match("|"):
-			b.append(p)
-		    else:
-			raise error, "group not properly closed"
-	    else:
-		while 1:
-		    char = source.get()
-		    if char is None or char == ")":
-			break
-		    raise error, "unknown extension"
+        elif this == "(":
+            group = 1
+            name = None
+            if source.match("?"):
+                group = 0
+                # options
+                if source.match("P"):
+                    # python extensions
+                    if source.match("<"):
+                        # named group: skip forward to end of name
+                        name = ""
+                        while 1:
+                            char = source.get()
+                            if char is None:
+                                raise error, "unterminated name"
+                            if char == ">":
+                                break
+                            name = name + char
+                        group = 1
+                        if not isname(name):
+                            raise error, "illegal character in group name"
+                    elif source.match("="):
+                        # named backreference
+                        name = ""
+                        while 1:
+                            char = source.get()
+                            if char is None:
+                                raise error, "unterminated name"
+                            if char == ")":
+                                break
+                            name = name + char
+                        if not isname(name):
+                            raise error, "illegal character in group name"
+                        gid = state.groupdict.get(name)
+                        if gid is None:
+                            raise error, "unknown group name"
+                        subpattern.append((GROUP, gid))
+                    else:
+                        char = source.get()
+                        if char is None:
+                            raise error, "unexpected end of pattern"
+                        raise error, "unknown specifier: ?P%s" % char
+                elif source.match(":"):
+                    # non-capturing group
+                    group = 2
+                elif source.match("#"):
+                    # comment
+                    while 1:
+                        if source.next is None or source.next == ")":
+                            break
+                        source.get()
+                elif source.next in ("=", "!"):
+                    # lookahead assertions
+                    char = source.get()
+                    b = []
+                    while 1:
+                        p = _parse(source, state, flags)
+                        if source.next == ")":
+                            if b:
+                                b.append(p)
+                                p = _branch(state, b)
+                            if char == "=":
+                                subpattern.append((ASSERT, p))
+                            else:
+                                subpattern.append((ASSERT_NOT, p))
+                            break
+                        elif source.match("|"):
+                            b.append(p)
+                        else:
+                            raise error, "pattern not properly closed"
+                else:
+                    # flags
+                    while FLAGS.has_key(source.next):
+                        state.flags = state.flags | FLAGS[source.get()]
+            if group:
+                # parse group contents
+                b = []
+                if group == 2:
+                    # anonymous group
+                    group = None
+                else:
+                    group = state.getgroup(name)
+                while 1:
+                    p = _parse(source, state, flags)
+                    if source.match(")"):
+                        if b:
+                            b.append(p)
+                            p = _branch(state, b)
+                        subpattern.append((SUBPATTERN, (group, p)))
+                        break
+                    elif source.match("|"):
+                        b.append(p)
+                    else:
+                        raise error, "group not properly closed"
+            else:
+                while 1:
+                    char = source.get()
+                    if char is None or char == ")":
+                        break
+                    raise error, "unknown extension"
 
-	elif this == "^":
-	    subpattern.append((AT, AT_BEGINNING))
+        elif this == "^":
+            subpattern.append((AT, AT_BEGINNING))
 
-	elif this == "$":
-	    subpattern.append((AT, AT_END))
+        elif this == "$":
+            subpattern.append((AT, AT_END))
 
-	elif this and this[0] == "\\":
-	    code = _escape(source, this, state)
-	    subpattern.append(code)
+        elif this and this[0] == "\\":
+            code = _escape(source, this, state)
+            subpattern.append(code)
 
-	else:
-	    raise error, "parser error"
+        else:
+            raise error, "parser error"
 
     return subpattern
 
@@ -508,19 +533,19 @@
     state = State()
     b = []
     while 1:
-	p = _parse(source, state, flags)
-	tail = source.get()
-	if tail == "|":
-	    b.append(p)
-	elif tail == ")":
-	    raise error, "unbalanced parenthesis"
-	elif tail is None:
-	    if b:
-		b.append(p)
-		p = _branch(state, b)
-	    break
-	else:
-	    raise error, "bogus characters at end of regular expression"
+        p = _parse(source, state, flags)
+        tail = source.get()
+        if tail == "|":
+            b.append(p)
+        elif tail == ")":
+            raise error, "unbalanced parenthesis"
+        elif tail is None:
+            if b:
+                b.append(p)
+                p = _branch(state, b)
+            break
+        else:
+            raise error, "bogus characters at end of regular expression"
     return p
 
 def parse_template(source, pattern):
@@ -530,44 +555,58 @@
     p = []
     a = p.append
     while 1:
-	this = s.get()
-	if this is None:
-	    break # end of replacement string
-	if this and this[0] == "\\":
-	    if this == "\\g":
-		name = ""
-		if s.match("<"):
-		    while 1:
-			char = s.get()
-			if char is None:
-			    raise error, "unterminated group name"
-			if char == ">":
-			    break
-			name = name + char
-		if not name:
-		    raise error, "bad group name"
-		try:
-		    index = int(name)
-		except ValueError:
-		    if not isname(name):
-			raise error, "illegal character in group name"
-		    try:
-			index = pattern.groupindex[name]
-		    except KeyError:
-			raise IndexError, "unknown group name"
-		a((MARK, index))
-	    elif len(this) > 1 and this[1] in DIGITS:
-		while s.next in DIGITS:
-		    this = this + s.get()
-		a((MARK, int(this[1:])))
-	    else:
-		try:
-		    a(ESCAPES[this])
-		except KeyError:
-		    for char in this:
-			a((LITERAL, char))
-	else:
-	    a((LITERAL, this))
+        this = s.get()
+        if this is None:
+            break # end of replacement string
+        if this and this[0] == "\\":
+            # group
+            if this == "\\g":
+                name = ""
+                if s.match("<"):
+                    while 1:
+                        char = s.get()
+                        if char is None:
+                            raise error, "unterminated group name"
+                        if char == ">":
+                            break
+                        name = name + char
+                if not name:
+                    raise error, "bad group name"
+                try:
+                    index = int(name)
+                except ValueError:
+                    if not isname(name):
+                        raise error, "illegal character in group name"
+                    try:
+                        index = pattern.groupindex[name]
+                    except KeyError:
+                        raise IndexError, "unknown group name"
+                a((MARK, index))
+            elif len(this) > 1 and this[1] in DIGITS:
+                code = None
+                while 1:
+                    group = _group(this, pattern.groups+1)
+                    if group:
+                        if (not s.next or
+                            not _group(this + s.next, pattern.groups+1)):
+                            code = MARK, int(group)
+                            break
+                    elif s.next in OCTDIGITS:
+                        this = this + s.get()
+                    else:
+                        break
+                if not code:
+                    this = this[1:]
+                    code = LITERAL, int(this[-6:], 8) & CHARMASK
+                a(code)
+            else:
+                try:
+                    a(ESCAPES[this])
+                except KeyError:
+                    for c in this:
+                        a((LITERAL, ord(c)))
+        else:
+            a((LITERAL, ord(this)))
     return p
 
 def expand_template(template, match):
@@ -575,12 +614,17 @@
     # code instead
     p = []
     a = p.append
+    sep = match.string[:0]
+    if type(sep) is type(""):
+	char = chr
+    else:
+	char = unichr
     for c, s in template:
-	if c is LITERAL:
-	    a(s)
-	elif c is MARK:
-	    s = match.group(s)
-	    if s is None:
-		raise error, "empty group"
-	    a(s)
-    return match.string[:0].join(p)
+        if c is LITERAL:
+            a(char(s))
+        elif c is MARK:
+            s = match.group(s)
+            if s is None:
+                raise error, "empty group"
+            a(s)
+    return sep.join(p)
diff --git a/Lib/dos-8x3/test_has.py b/Lib/dos-8x3/test_has.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51b4c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/dos-8x3/test_has.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# test the invariant that
+#   iff a==b then hash(a)==hash(b)
+#
+
+import test_support
+
+
+def same_hash(*objlist):
+	# hash each object given an raise TestFailed if
+	# the hash values are not all the same
+	hashed = map(hash, objlist)
+	for h in hashed[1:]:
+		if h != hashed[0]:
+			raise TestFailed, "hashed values differ: %s" % `objlist`
+
+
+
+same_hash(1, 1L, 1.0, 1.0+0.0j)
+same_hash(int(1), long(1), float(1), complex(1))
+
+same_hash(long(1.23e300), float(1.23e300))
+
+same_hash(float(0.5), complex(0.5, 0.0))
+
+
+