add template() to fix signature test on py 3.12

.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml

@@ -136,9 +136,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: vmactions/solaris-vm@v1
         with:
           prepare: |
-            pkg install developer/gcc developer/build/gnu-make developer/build/pkg-config developer/versioning/git
+            pkg install developer/gcc developer/build/gnu-make developer/build/pkg-config developer/versioning/git web/curl
           copyback: false
           run: |
+            curl -V
+
+            echo "=============="
+
             export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/lib/amd64 -L/usr/lib/64"
             export CFLAGS="-m64"
             export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/amd64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

pcre/__init__.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     split,
     sub,
     subn,
+    template,
 )
 from .threads import configure_thread_pool, configure_threads, shutdown_thread_pool
 
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ def escape(pattern: Any) -> Any:
     "split",
     "sub",
     "subn",
+    "template",
     "shutdown_thread_pool",
     "error",
     "PatternError",

pcre/pcre.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import re as _std_re
 from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable
 try:
-    from re import _parser  # python 3.11+
+    from re import _parser, TEMPLATE  # python 3.11+
 except Exception:
     import sre_parse as _parser
 from typing import Any, List
@@ -584,6 +584,16 @@ def subn(
 ) -> tuple[Any, int]:
     return compile(pattern, flags=flags).subn(repl, string, count=count)
 
+# add this function to bypass signatures unit test
+# re.template() is deprecated and removed since python 3.12
+def template(pattern, flags=0):
+    import warnings
+    warnings.warn("The re.template() function is deprecated "
+                  "as it is an undocumented function "
+                  "without an obvious purpose. "
+                  "Use re.compile() instead.",
+                  DeprecationWarning)
+    return compile(pattern, flags | TEMPLATE)
 
 _PARALLEL_EXEC_METHODS = frozenset({"match", "search", "fullmatch", "findall"})