def _next_index(self, s):
        self.set_index(self.index + 1)
def _patsplit(pattern, default):
    """Split a string into the optional pattern kind prefix and the actual
    pattern."""
    if ":" in pattern:
        kind, pat = pattern.split(":", 1)
        if kind in allpatternkinds:
            return kind, pat
    return default, pattern