diff --git a/examples/calc.py b/examples/calc.py
index 408fc6b..02574a8 100644
--- a/examples/calc.py
+++ b/examples/calc.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ calc_grammar = """
          | NAME             -> var
          | "(" sum ")"
 
-    NAME: /\w+/
+    NAME: /[a-zA-Z]\w*/
     WS.ignore: /\s+/
 """
 
diff --git a/lark/lexer.py b/lark/lexer.py
index db58bb2..1cf381f 100644
--- a/lark/lexer.py
+++ b/lark/lexer.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Lexer(object):
             try:
                 mre = re.compile(u'|'.join(u'(?P<%s>%s)'%t for t in tokens[:max_size]))
             except AssertionError:  # Yes, this is what Python provides us.. :/
-                return self._build_mres(tokens, max_size/2)
+                return self._build_mres(tokens, max_size//2)
 
             mres.append((mre, {i:self.type_index[n] for n,i in mre.groupindex.items()} ))
             tokens = tokens[max_size:]