diff -ru Python-2.7.10/Lib/test/test_index.py Python-2.7.10-fix-re//Lib/test/test_index.py
--- Python-2.7.10/Lib/test/test_index.py	2015-05-23 18:09:11.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.7.10-fix-re//Lib/test/test_index.py	2016-06-01 15:50:07.274162354 +0200
@@ -246,6 +246,20 @@
         self.assertEqual(xrange(1, 20)[n], 6)
         self.assertEqual(xrange(1, 20).__getitem__(n), 6)
 
+class MatchGroupTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_re_group(self):
+        n = newstyle()
+        n.ind = 0
+        o = oldstyle()
+        o.ind = 1
+
+        import re
+        p = re.compile('(a)(b)')
+        m = p.match('ab')
+        self.assertEqual(m.group(0), m.group(n))
+        self.assertEqual(m.group(1), m.group(o))
+
 class OverflowTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
diff -ru Python-2.7.10/Modules/_sre.c Python-2.7.10-fix-re//Modules/_sre.c
--- Python-2.7.10/Modules/_sre.c	2015-05-23 18:09:19.000000000 +0200
+++ Python-2.7.10-fix-re//Modules/_sre.c	2016-06-01 15:50:58.614165047 +0200
@@ -3303,6 +3303,8 @@
 
     if (PyInt_Check(index) || PyLong_Check(index))
         return PyInt_AsSsize_t(index);
+    if (PyIndex_Check(index))
+        return PyNumber_AsSsize_t(index, PyExc_IndexError);
 
     i = -1;