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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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import re regex = re.compile(r"(?i)(\d+[.,]?\d+)\s*(?:-.*\bfurnished\s*)?(p/?w|wdk|per week|weekly|/w|p\\.?c\\.?m|mth|pm|per month|per night|pn|p.a)?", flags=re.MULTILINE | re.IGNORECASE) test_str = ("$350.00\n" "$450.00 pw\n" "$320 - fully furnished pw\n" "$325 per week\n" "$495pw - Views! White goods!\n" "$460p/w + gst and outgoings\n" "$300 wdk\n" "$390pw / $1695pcm\n" "$180 pw / $782 pm\n" "$375 Per Week/Fully Furnished\n" "$350 pw + GST & Outgoings\n" "APPLY NOW - From $270 per week\n" "$185 per night\n" "$400pw incl. power\n" "$500 weekly\n" "$600 per week pw\n" "$850 per week (Fully furnished)\n" "FROM $400PW, FURNITURE AND BILLS INCLUDED\n" "THE DEAL- $780 PER WEEK\n" "THE DEAL: $1,400 PER WEEK\n" "$750/W Unfurnished\n" "$320 - fully furnished pw\n" "$330 PER WEEK | $1,430 P.C.M\n" "Enquire Now: $690 per week\n" "$460 per week / $1999 per month\n" "$490 per week/Under Application approved\n" "$1550pw - Location! Rare gem!\n" "295 per week\n" "unit 2 - $780pw unit 3 - $760pw\n" "$2500 pw high, $1600pw low,$380 pn\n" "from $786 - $1572 per week\n" "$590 to $639\n" "$280 - $290 pw") matches = regex.finditer(test_str) for match_num, match in enumerate(matches, start=1): print(f"Match {match_num} was found at {match.start()}-{match.end()}: {match.group()}") for group_num, group in enumerate(match.groups(), start=1): print(f"Group {group_num} found at {match.start(group_num)}-{match.end(group_num)}: {group}")

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Python, please visit: https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html