changeset:   93296:d565dbf576f9
branch:      2.7
parent:      93291:6d2788f9b20a
user:        Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com>
date:        Fri Oct 31 01:31:33 2014 +0200
files:       Lib/re.py
description:
Fixed compile error in issue #22410. The _locale module is optional.


diff -r 6d2788f9b20a -r d565dbf576f9 Lib/re.py
--- a/Lib/re.py	Fri Oct 31 00:53:19 2014 +0200
+++ b/Lib/re.py	Fri Oct 31 01:31:33 2014 +0200
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@
 import sys
 import sre_compile
 import sre_parse
-import _locale
+try:
+    import _locale
+except ImportError:
+    _locale = None
 
 # public symbols
 __all__ = [ "match", "search", "sub", "subn", "split", "findall",
@@ -250,6 +253,8 @@
         if len(_cache) >= _MAXCACHE:
             _cache.clear()
         if p.flags & LOCALE:
+            if not _locale:
+                return p
             loc = _locale.setlocale(_locale.LC_CTYPE)
         else:
             loc = None