# coding=utf8
# the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility
import re
regex = r"(\b([0-9]{10}|[0-9\s]{12})\b)"
test_str = ("KINDLY AUTH FOR FUNDS\n"
"ACC 1469007967 (Number needs to be extracted)\n\n"
"KINDLY AUTH FOR FUNDS\n"
"ACC 146900796723423 **(Want to ignore this number)**\n\n"
"ACC NUMBER -1186 057 378 **(the number after - sign needs to be extracted)**\n\n"
"**1162792833** CHQ:104-R8856.00 AND (The number in ** needs to be extracted)")
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