code: def _real_re_compile(self, *args, **kwargs):
          
          try:
              return re.compile(*args, **kwargs)
          except re.error as e:
              # raise ValueError instead of re.error as this gives a
              # cleaner message to the user.
              raise ValueError('"' + args[0] + '" ' + str(e))
docs: Thunk over to the original re.compile