diff --git a/mixin/_sre.py b/mixin/_sre.py
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+def compile():
+    class SRE_Match():
+        endpos = 1
+        lastgroup = 0
+        lastindex = 1
+        pos = 0
+        string = 'a'
+        regs = ((0, 1),)
+
+        def __init__(self, pattern):
+            self.re = pattern
+
+        def start(self):
+            return 0
+
+        def end(self):
+            return 1
+
+        def span(self):
+            return 0, 1
+
+        def expand(self):
+            return ''
+
+        def group(self):
+            return ''
+
+        def groupdict(self):
+            return {'a', 'a'}
+
+        def groups(self):
+            return ('a',)
+
+    class SRE_Pattern():
+        flags = 0
+        groupindex = {}
+        groups = 0
+        pattern = 'a'
+
+        def findall(self):
+            """
+            findall(string[, pos[, endpos]]) --> list.
+            Return a list of all non-overlapping matches of pattern in string.
+            """
+            return ['a']
+
+        def finditer(self):
+            """
+            finditer(string[, pos[, endpos]]) --> iterator.
+            Return an iterator over all non-overlapping matches for the
+            RE pattern in string. For each match, the iterator returns a
+            match object.
+            """
+            yield SRE_Match(self)
+
+        def match(self):
+            """
+            match(string[, pos[, endpos]]) --> match object or None.
+            Matches zero or more characters at the beginning of the string
+            pattern
+            """
+            return SRE_Match(self)
+
+        def scanner(self):
+            pass
+
+        def search(self):
+            """
+            search(string[, pos[, endpos]]) --> match object or None.
+            Scan through string looking for a match, and return a corresponding
+            MatchObject instance. Return None if no position in the string matches.
+            """
+            return SRE_Match(self)
+
+        def split(self):
+            """
+            split(string[, maxsplit = 0])  --> list.
+            Split string by the occurrences of pattern.
+            """
+            return ['a']
+
+        def sub(self):
+            """
+            sub(repl, string[, count = 0]) --> newstring
+            Return the string obtained by replacing the leftmost non-overlapping
+            occurrences of pattern in string by the replacement repl.
+            """
+            return ''
+
+        def subn(self):
+            """
+            subn(repl, string[, count = 0]) --> (newstring, number of subs)
+            Return the tuple (new_string, number_of_subs_made) found by replacing
+            the leftmost non-overlapping occurrences of pattern with the
+            replacement repl.
+            """
+            return ('', 1)
+
+    return SRE_Pattern()
diff --git a/test/completion/std.py b/test/completion/std.py
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+"""
+std library stuff
+"""
+
+# -----------------
+# re
+# -----------------
+import re
+c = re.compile(r'a')
+#? int()
+c.match().start()
+
+#? int()
+re.match(r'a', 'a').start()
+
+#? int()
+next(re.finditer('a', 'a')).start()
+
+#? str()
+re.sub('a', 'a')