Hello from 2004!  This is your long-lost bug in re.split--how's it going?  I'm still alive and well.  I think everyone pretty much agrees that I really am a bug, and at least one guy still writes code just to work around me every few weeks or so.  My attempt to keep a low profile is doing well--I'm not even documented in the library reference.  This allows me to meet new Python users on a regular basis (whether they like it or not).

Well, that's it for now.  If I don't hear from you until then, I'll drop you another line in 2009.  (Hey I'm a poet, too!)

Regards,
bug 852532/patch 988761