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  • A single character of: a, b or c
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    [^abc]
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    \D
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    a{3}
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    a{3,}
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    a{3,6}
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# coding=utf8 # the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility import re regex = r"^([A-ZА-ЯІ1]*)([\-]*)([A-ZА-ЯІ\-]*)([\d]+)([A-ZА-ЯЁ]*)$" test_str = ("-Г002712\n" "І-ИД063893\n" "1-028174\n" "І-Л014733\n" "1-АП128659\n" "І-СГ146931\n" "1-С041292\n" "1-ВЛ051152\n" "1-КИ069187\n" "І-255127\n" "1-Л008971\n" "ІІ-КГ017758\n" "1-ВЛ007030\n" "1-КИ008285\n" "ДВІДКА\n" "І-КГ030207\n" "ІІІ-КГ009119\n" "1-АП086136\n" "1-АП076840\n" "---------------------\n" "1-АП048613\n" "І-Л078811\n" "1-АП012866\n" "І-ГЮ079869\n" "1-ГЮ060483\n" "1-КИ089568\n" "І-ГЮ079868\n" "І-Л007958\n" "1-АП223168\n" "1-ГЮ060481\n" "І-Г067471\n" "І-Г002616\n" "І-Л015822\n" "1-АП017974\n" "І-С019211\n" "І-С019213\n" "І-А112041\n" "1-КИ160553\n" "1-СГ154098\n" "І-КИ122043\n" "1-СГ178975\n" "1-ГЮ060482\n" "І-ГЮ079867\n" "1-КИ276620\n" "І-КИ234836\n" "І-ЖС029733\n" "І-БВ037801\n" "1-АП006220\n" "1-КИ144887\n" "І-А199461\n" "1-АП027501\n" "І-КИ140357\n" "І-КИ203458\n" "І-ГЮ079745\n" "І-КГ134568\n" "І-ФП121614\n" "1-ТП071258\n" "I-389998\n" "1-КИ099839\n" "1-КИ091910\n" "І-ГЮ079742\n" "1-АП129549\n" "І-ФП121553\n" "І-ГЮ079744\n" "1-ГЮ069409\n" "І-ГЮ060318\n" "1-СГ211384\n" "1-БВ080562\n" "1-334035\n" "1-КИ091886\n" "І-ЖС061642\n" "1-ГЮ069411\n" "І-ГЮ069284\n" "І-ЖС044605\n" "І-ГЮ079937\n" "1-ГЮ069412\n" "І-СГ019424\n" "І-ГЮ079743\n" "1-АП129527\n" "1-А030138\n" "І-ГЮ085115\n" "І-ГЮ065184\n" "І-106389\n" "І-ГЮ071047\n" "1-ГЮ069417\n" "1-ВЛ153623\n" "1-ВЛ162954\n" "І-ГЮ079820\n" "І-ГЮ071044\n" "1-АП062971\n" "І-КГ080596\n" "І-ФП013593\n" "І-ГЮ079816\n" "І-КГ050684\n" "1-ГЮ069416\n" "І-Д111974\n" "І-ГЮ079818\n" "1-АП135540\n" "1-А044099\n" "І-ГЮ079931\n" "І-ГЮ079819\n" "І-ГЮ079870\n" "І-И046068\n" "І-К076601\n" "1-К017444\n" "І-ГЮ060469\n" "І-ГЮ079817\n" "1-ГЮ069413\n" "1-СГ318235\n" "1-А081279\n" "І-КГ080595\n" "1-АП007490\n" "І-К068117\n" "1-СГ046160\n" "І-ГЮ079936\n" "І-ГЮ069285\n" "І-ГЮ069288\n" "І-ГЮ060467\n" "І-ГЮ071046\n" "І-КГ009254\n" "І-ГЮ079938\n" "1-ТП202738\n" "1-ГЮ060485\n" "І-ГЮ069286\n" "І-ГЮ060470\n" "1-КИ052212\n" "1-БВ076190\n" "І-ГЮ060466\n" "І-ГЮ071045\n" "ВИДАДВІДКУ\n" "1-Д050757\n" "І-КГ092791\n" "І-КИ086717\n" "І-ГЮ071048\n" "І-ГЮ071041\n" "СВ-ВВИДА\n" "І-ГЮ069353\n" "1-ГЮ005041\n" "І-Г119501\n" "І-ГЮ060302\n" "1-АП114999\n" "1-ГЮ056591\n" "І-С040269\n" "1-ГЮ070977\n" "І-ГЮ060454\n" "І-ГЮ079772\n" "1-ФП073259\n" "І-ГЮ071043\n" "І-С007205\n" "1-ГЮ016004\n" "І-ФП089676\n" "І-ГЮ071088\n" "І-ГЮ079773\n" "1-ТП028944\n" "1-ГЮ079912\n" "1-ЖД152813\n" "І-ГЮ069354\n" "1-ТП023614\n" "1-ГЮ079769\n" "І-ГЮ069153\n" "І-ГЮ060301\n" "1-Г052053\n" "1-БК070591\n" "1-ГЮ070978\n" "1-АП039899\n" "І-ГЮ069231\n" "І-АП108505\n" "І-ГЮ034983\n" "1-ГЮ079766\n" "І-ГЮ069158\n" "І-ГЮ019806\n" "І-ФП093641\n" "1-АП120402\n" "І-ЖС003551\n" "1-ГЮ079767\n" "І-ГЮ069154\n" "І-ГЮ060452\n" "І-ГЮ069151\n" "1-ГЮ070979\n" "1-КИ178703\n" "І-ГЮ069155\n" "І-ГЮ071039\n" "І-ГЮ071087\n" "І-ГЮ102050\n" "І-ГЮ079774\n" "І-ГЮ060303\n" "І-ЖС076855\n" "І-ГЮ071040\n" "І-ГЮ071091\n" "І-ГЮ079807\n" "1-КИ123065\n" "І-ГЮ071090\n" "1-АП023158\n" "І-ГЮ069356\n" "І-ГЮ071026\n" "І-А112126\n" "І-ГЮ071027\n" "1-КИ082667\n" "І-ГЮ071028\n" "1-ГЮ070976\n" "1-СГ259991\n" "1-СГ018084\n" "1-ГЮ000534\n" "І-ГЮ069165\n" "1-Л030767\n" "1-АП009776Ё\n" "1-СГ318072\n" "1-ГЮ079768\n" "І-ГЮ069357\n" "І-КИ081218\n" "І-ГЮ069229\n" "1-АП084070\n" "1-КИ088576\n" "1-КИ160784\n" "1-АП139778\n" "І-ГЮ079771\n" "І-ГЮ084726\n" "І-ГЮ069355\n" "І-ГЮ069230\n" "І-ГЮ060453\n" "І-Д243229\n" "1-А106171\n" "1-СГ288114\n" "1-ГЮ079911\n" "1-194798\n" "І-ГБ069232\n" "І-ГЮ060300\n" "І-А216767\n" "І-ФП121661\n" "1-ГЮ079770\n" "1-КИ160286\n" "І-ГЮ069233\n" "І-127272\n" "І-ГЮ071024\n" "1-ГЮ):(;!*\n" "1-ВЛ061008\n" "1-ВЛ087708\n" "І-ГЮ060152\n" "І-ФП106803\n" "1-СГ222696\n" "І-ГЮ071025\n" "1-ВЛ137400\n" "І-ФП094019\n" "І-ГЮ071089\n" "І-КГ018790\n" "І-ГЮ056580\n" "І-ГЮ056678\n" "І-ГЮ056579\n" "1-АП085420\n" "1-А090289\n" "І-ГЮ049451\n" "І-ГЮ056453\n" "І-ЖС048402\n" "І-ГЮ056454\n" "І-ГЮ065604\n" "І-ГЮ056672\n" "І-Г072389\n" "І-ГЮ065542\n" "І-ГЮ057937\n" "І-ЖС008451\n" "І-ГЮ065603\n" "І-АП058276\n" "І-АП058513\n" "І-ГЮ065538\n" "1-СГ333556\n" "1-200293\n" "1-ВЛ010179\n" "1-ВЛ050583\n" "ІАП036135\n" "1-КИ069058\n" "І-ГЮ049427\n" "І-ГЮ057921\n" "І-КГ228431\n" "І-ГЮ049355\n" "1-КИ119834\n" "1-ТП121575\n" "І-ГЮ057922\n" "І-Л074336\n" "1-СГ115852\n" "1-ГЮ005018\n" "1-АП086186\n" "1-ГЮ049346\n" "І-ГЮ049455\n" "І-ГЮ057960\n" "1-КИ199276\n" "1-ГЮ049347\n" "1-КИ127680\n" "І-ГЮ056455\n" "1-БК070429\n" "І-ГЮ056578\n" "І-СГ131185\n" "І-ГЮ049315\n" "І-ГЮ049452\n" "І-ГЮ065601\n" "І-ГЮ049454\n" "І-ГЮ056674\n" "І-ЖС042699\n" "079380\n" "1-СГ029058\n" "І-ГЮ057916\n" "І-ГЮ056577\n" "1-СГ142897\n" "1-Д246695\n" "І-КГ019161\n" "1-ВЛ055174\n" "І-ГЮ065510\n" "І-КГ086053\n" "ВИДАДВІДКУПА\n" "1-КИ091821\n" "1-БВ126614\n" "І-КГ037489\n" "І-ЖД327937\n" "І-КИ164491\n" "І-ГЮ049429\n" "І-ГЮ058998\n" "СВІДЦТВВИДА\n" "І-ЖС046868\n" "1-Д246979\n" "І-ГЮ057936\n" "І-СГ204213\n" "ВИДААДВІДКА\n" "І-ЖС\n" "281277\n" "1-Д054608\n" "1Д054608\n" "І-ЖС-\n" "І-ГЮ057917\n" "1-СГ343084\n" "І-ГЮ065508\n" "І-ГЮ057919\n" "І-ГЮ065540\n" "1-ФП067440\n" "1-ТП009545\n" "1-КИ088488\n" "І-ГЮ044602\n" "І-ГЮ065543\n" "І-ГЮ000465\n" "1-ВЛ113896\n" "І-ГЮ056669\n" "І-ФП061321\n" "І-ГЮ049356\n" "1-ТП065154\n" "І-КГ123085\n" "І-ГЮ057906\n" "1-Д237480\n" "І-ГЮ056643\n" "І-ГЮ065506\n" "І-161338\n" "1-ВЛ113896\n" "І-ФП035224\n" "І-КГ008661\n" "І-ГЮ065544\n" "І-172161\n" "І-ФП068803\n" "І-ФП068804\n" "І-ГЮ044604\n" "І-ГЮ065622\n" "І-ФП119401\n" "І-ФП130210\n" "І-СГ220409\n" "І-СГ261707\n" "І-ГЮ049468\n" "І-ГЮ044601\n" "1-КГ092546\n" "094824\n" "І-КГ019211\n" "1-ГЮ056449\n" "1-ГЮ057949\n" "І-ГЮ056641\n" "І-ГЮ070383\n" "І-ГЮ049430\n" "І-КИ018489\n" "І-ГЮ057864\n" "І-ГЮ056670\n" "І-ГЮ057910\n" "1-КИ087569\n" "І-ГЮ065513\n" "І-ГЮ049415\n" "І-ГЮ057984\n" "1-ГЮ056441\n" "І-ГЮ065511\n" "І-СГ204242\n" "І-СГ068915\n" "І-Г004769\n" "І-С074924\n" "1-КИ099876\n" "1-КИ117306\n" "1-ГЮ056448\n" "І-ГЮ049359\n" "1-СГ061130\n" "І-ФП026127\n" "1-ТП015443\n" "І-ГЮ049360\n" "1-СГ080164\n" "І-ГЮ049414\n" "1-СГ343177\n" "І-ГЮ049330\n" "І-ГЮ065621\n" "І-БК141010\n" "1-ГЮ056446\n" "І-ГЮ065512\n" "1-ГЮ007905\n" "1-КИ080324\n" "1-ГЮ056445\n" "І-ГЮ049470\n" "І-КИ146938\n" "І-ГЮ056516\n" "І-ГЮ056452\n" "1-ГЮ049344\n" "І-СГ113157\n" "І-004569\n" "І-252971\n" "1-ВЛ022633\n" "1-КГ087722\n" "1-Д139943\n" "1-КИ085638\n" "І-ГЮ049343\n" "І-КГ030081\n" "І-ГЮ044600\n" "-Л037993\n" "І-ГЮ056639\n" "І-КГ136427\n" "І-КИ234953\n" "І-ГЮ057994\n" "І-ГЮ057995\n" "І-С105260\n" "І-С064864\n" "І-ГЮ057925\n" "І-СГ068947\n" "1-КИ120052\n" "1-Д111322\n" "1-К071634\n" "І-Г013705\n" "І-ГЮ049456\n" "1-Г028963\n" "1-Г0850345\n" "І-ГЮ049460\n" "І-ГЮ049457\n" "1-К011683\n" "І-ГЮ044703\n" "1-Д186995\n" "І-С064945\n" "І-ГЮ057923\n" "І-ГЮ057918\n" "І-ГЮ057985\n" "І-СГ274985\n" "І-ГЮ049434\n" "1-Л040584\n" "1-ТП068259\n" "1-ГЮ272062\n" "І-АП114690\n" "1-Д264500\n" "1-Д054521\n" "І-ФП068327\n" "1-ГЮ049348\n" "1-ФП042384\n" "І-ГЮ049459\n" "І-ЖС088476\n" "1-ГЮ056443\n" "1-Д237471\n" "1-КИ194712\n" "1-КИ008298\n" "І-КГ037328\n" "ІЖС052251\n" "І-ГЮ049337\n" "І-КГ080693\n" "І-ЖД306604\n" "І-ГЮ056684\n" "1-АП186277\n" "І-КИВИДА\n" "І-ГЮ065553\n" "І-ГЮ049340\n" "І-ТП272562\n" "І-ТП279021\n" "1-ТП103104\n" "І-ГЮ049413\n" "1-Л021936\n" "СВІДЦТВВИДА.\n" "1-АП168687\n" "І-346530\n" "І-ГЮ049336\n" "1-Г029053\n" "І-ГЮ057861\n" "067125\n" "І-170879\n" "1-ФП073214\n" "1-ФП062671\n" "ІГ072493\n" "І-ГЮ065551\n" "І-АП114083\n" "І-ГЮ057863\n" "І-ЖС010611\n" "І-ГЮ049462\n" "1-КИ099481\n" "1-Ф11039926\n" "І-АП108768\n" "1-ФП083031\n" "1-АП015832") matches = re.finditer(regex, test_str, re.MULTILINE) for matchNum, match in enumerate(matches, start=1): print ("Match {matchNum} was found at {start}-{end}: {match}".format(matchNum = matchNum, start = match.start(), end = match.end(), match = match.group())) for groupNum in range(0, len(match.groups())): groupNum = groupNum + 1 print ("Group {groupNum} found at {start}-{end}: {group}".format(groupNum = groupNum, start = match.start(groupNum), end = match.end(groupNum), group = match.group(groupNum))) # Note: for Python 2.7 compatibility, use ur"" to prefix the regex and u"" to prefix the test string and substitution.

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