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Fix #61072: inconsistent fullmatch results with regex alternation #61343

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Fixes an issue where regex patterns with alternation (|) produce different results between str dtype and string[pyarrow] dtype. When using patterns like "(as)|(as)", PyArrow implementation would incorrectly match "asdf" while Python's implementation correctly rejects it. The fix adds special handling to ensure alternation patterns are properly parenthesized when using PyArrow-backed strings

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in PyArrow strings
Fixes an issue where regex patterns with alternation (|) produce
different results between str dtype and string[pyarrow] dtype. When
using patterns like "(as)|(as)", PyArrow implementation would
incorrectly match "asdf" while Python's implementation correctly
rejects it. The fix adds special handling to ensure alternation
patterns are properly parenthesized when using PyArrow-backed
strings
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if is_pyarrow and "|" in pat:

def _is_fully_wrapped(pattern):
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This appears to be an improper solution to me. Can you explain why the current code path fails?

@rhshadrach rhshadrach added Bug Strings String extension data type and string data labels May 19, 2025
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BUG: str.fullmatch behavior is not the same for object dtype and string[pyarrow] dtype
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