Index: lib2to3/fixes/fix_buffer.py =================================================================== --- lib2to3/fixes/fix_buffer.py (revision 73162) +++ lib2to3/fixes/fix_buffer.py (working copy) @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ explicit = True # The user must ask for this fixer PATTERN = """ - power< name='buffer' trailer< '(' [any] ')' > > + power< name='buffer' trailer< '(' [any] ')' > rest=any* > """ def transform(self, node, results):