Issue #14260: The groupindex attribute of regular expression pattern object now is non-modifiable mapping.

diff --git a/Lib/csv.py b/Lib/csv.py
index a56eed8..c3c31f0 100644
--- a/Lib/csv.py
+++ b/Lib/csv.py

@@ -231,20 +231,21 @@
         quotes = {}
         delims = {}
         spaces = 0
+        groupindex = regexp.groupindex
         for m in matches:
-            n = regexp.groupindex['quote'] - 1
+            n = groupindex['quote'] - 1
             key = m[n]
             if key:
                 quotes[key] = quotes.get(key, 0) + 1
             try:
-                n = regexp.groupindex['delim'] - 1
+                n = groupindex['delim'] - 1
                 key = m[n]
             except KeyError:
                 continue
             if key and (delimiters is None or key in delimiters):
                 delims[key] = delims.get(key, 0) + 1
             try:
-                n = regexp.groupindex['space'] - 1
+                n = groupindex['space'] - 1
             except KeyError:
                 continue
             if m[n]:

diff --git a/Lib/sre_parse.py b/Lib/sre_parse.py
index 0bce71e..c0f539d 100644
--- a/Lib/sre_parse.py
+++ b/Lib/sre_parse.py

@@ -855,6 +855,7 @@
             del literal[:]
         groups.append((len(literals), index))
         literals.append(None)
+    groupindex = pattern.groupindex
     while True:
         this = sget()
         if this is None:
@@ -869,7 +870,7 @@
                 name = s.getuntil(">")
                 if name.isidentifier():
                     try:
-                        index = pattern.groupindex[name]
+                        index = groupindex[name]
                     except KeyError:
                         raise IndexError("unknown group name %r" % name)
                 else:

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_re.py b/Lib/test/test_re.py
index 020656a..5b71612 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_re.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_re.py

@@ -577,6 +577,14 @@
         self.assertEqual(re.match("(a)", "a").regs, ((0, 1), (0, 1)))
         self.assertTrue(re.match("(a)", "a").re)
 
+        # Issue 14260. groupindex should be non-modifiable mapping.
+        p = re.compile(r'(?i)(?P<first>a)(?P<other>b)')
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(p.groupindex), ['first', 'other'])
+        self.assertEqual(p.groupindex['other'], 2)
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            p.groupindex['other'] = 0
+        self.assertEqual(p.groupindex['other'], 2)
+
     def test_special_escapes(self):
         self.assertEqual(re.search(r"\b(b.)\b",
                                    "abcd abc bcd bx").group(1), "bx")

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 333f645..351a07f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS

@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #14260: The groupindex attribute of regular expression pattern object
+  now is non-modifiable mapping.
+
 - Issue #23792: Ignore KeyboardInterrupt when the pydoc pager is active.
   This mimics the behavior of the standard unix pagers, and prevents
   pipepager from shutting down while the pager itself is still running.

diff --git a/Modules/_sre.c b/Modules/_sre.c
index 83eb963..8cad1ac 100644
--- a/Modules/_sre.c
+++ b/Modules/_sre.c

@@ -1384,12 +1384,24 @@
     {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
+/* PatternObject's 'groupindex' method. */
+static PyObject *
+pattern_groupindex(PatternObject *self)
+{
+    return PyDictProxy_New(self->groupindex);
+}
+
+static PyGetSetDef pattern_getset[] = {
+    {"groupindex", (getter)pattern_groupindex, (setter)NULL,
+      "A dictionary mapping group names to group numbers."},
+    {NULL}  /* Sentinel */
+};
+
 #define PAT_OFF(x) offsetof(PatternObject, x)
 static PyMemberDef pattern_members[] = {
     {"pattern",    T_OBJECT,    PAT_OFF(pattern),       READONLY},
     {"flags",      T_INT,       PAT_OFF(flags),         READONLY},
     {"groups",     T_PYSSIZET,  PAT_OFF(groups),        READONLY},
-    {"groupindex", T_OBJECT,    PAT_OFF(groupindex),    READONLY},
     {NULL}  /* Sentinel */
 };
 
@@ -1422,6 +1434,7 @@
     0,                                  /* tp_iternext */
     pattern_methods,                    /* tp_methods */
     pattern_members,                    /* tp_members */
+    pattern_getset,                     /* tp_getset */
 };
 
 static int _validate(PatternObject *self); /* Forward */