# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Regex possessive quantifier Python 3.10 compatibility fix

## Open now

- 1 issue, 0 PRs open on GitHub.
- #92112: \[Bug\]: re.error: multiple repeat at position 16

A bug was reported where a regex using possessive quantifiers (introduced in Python 3.11+) caused a re.error on Python 3.10. Two related fix attempts address this by removing the incompatible syntax.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #92112: \[Bug\]: re.error: multiple repeat at position 16

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99944: fix(redact): remove py3.11+ possessive quantifiers for 3.10 compat**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
- **#99951: fix(redact): remove py3.11+ possessive quantifiers for 3.10 compat**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `wontfix_bydesign`; implication `wontfix`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`