Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka+cpyt...@gmail.com> added the comment:

Note that changing the current behavior is a breaking change. For example 
someone can use `pattern.findall(text, curpos-50, curpos+50)` to search in the 
range ±50 characters from the current position. If negative positions change 
meaning, this will break a code for curpos < 50.

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