diff -r 1c3f8d044589 Lib/fnmatch.py
--- a/Lib/fnmatch.py	Wed Jan 07 23:48:28 2015 -0500
+++ b/Lib/fnmatch.py	Thu Jan 08 15:40:59 2015 +0200
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ def filter(names, pat):
     import os,posixpath
     result=[]
     pat=os.path.normcase(pat)
-    if not pat in _cache:
+    try:
+        re_pat = _cache[pat]
+    except KeyError:
         res = translate(pat)
         if len(_cache) >= _MAXCACHE:
             _cache.clear()
-        _cache[pat] = re.compile(res)
-    match=_cache[pat].match
+        _cache[pat] = re_pat = re.compile(res)
+    match = re_pat.match
     if os.path is posixpath:
         # normcase on posix is NOP. Optimize it away from the loop.
         for name in names:
@@ -71,12 +73,14 @@ def fnmatchcase(name, pat):
     its arguments.
     """
 
-    if not pat in _cache:
+    try:
+        re_pat = _cache[pat]
+    except KeyError:
         res = translate(pat)
         if len(_cache) >= _MAXCACHE:
             _cache.clear()
-        _cache[pat] = re.compile(res)
-    return _cache[pat].match(name) is not None
+        _cache[pat] = re_pat = re.compile(res)
+    return re_pat.match(name) is not None
 
 def translate(pat):
     """Translate a shell PATTERN to a regular expression.