import re
regex = re.compile(r"(?:^|\D)([790]\d{1,4})(?!\d)", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = ("5494398 70008 'order # 5494398 Product#: 70008\n"
"5001447452 ' should be ignored\n"
"6415366 OSW SHIP 70052 'order # 6415366 Product#: 70052\n"
"6567598y7058 Nov 20 'order # 6567598 Product#: 7058\n"
"OSW SHIP 70054 RH STRONGBACKS 'order # N/A Product#: 70054\n"
"OSW HS 70052 70053 'order # N/A Product#: 70008\n"
"6511534 04450 'order # 6511534 Product#:either 04450 or 0445 (this is only case)\n"
"6511538 0046 'order # 6511538 Product#: 0046\n"
"0046 6387125 'order # 6387125 Product#: 0046\n"
"OSW 70032 'order # N/A Product#: 70032\n"
"OSW HEX Blots 046 047 048 049 'order # N/A Product#: 064 & 047 & 048 & 049 (4 matches)")
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