regex101: Python Match Workspace

Pro

^start of line

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

Non-Capturing Group(?:\.\d+)+

+repeats the group contents below at least once:

\.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

\.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

Group 1(.*(?:\r?\n(?!\d+\.).*)*)

.*any Unicode character (except for line terminators), repeated any number of times

Non-Capturing Group(?:\r?\n(?!\d+\.).*)*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

\r?optionally matches a carriage return (ASCII 13)

\na line-feed (newline) character (ASCII 10)

Negative Lookahead(?!\d+\.)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

\.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

.*any Unicode character (except for line terminators), repeated any number of times

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

m modifier: multiline. Causes ^ and $ to match the start and end of each line, not only the start and end of the string

25 tokens

Regular Expression

^\d+(?:\.\d+)+\. (.*(?:\r?\n(?!\d+\.).*)*)

New

4.71. Firms should determine the frequency and intensity of monitoring on a risk-sensitive basis, taking into account the nature, size and complexity of their business and the level of risk to which they are exposed.


4.72.  text 
4.9. text
4.9 addf
4.73.  text
4.74.  text 

4.72. Firms should determine the frequency and intensity of monitoring on a risk-sensitive basis, taking into account the nature, size and complexity of their business and the level of risk to which they are exposed.

this is a test

Substitution

4.71. Firms should determine the frequency and intensity of monitoring on a risk-sensitive basis, taking into account the nature, size and complexity of their business and the level of risk to which they are exposed.


4.72.  text 
4.9. text
4.9 addf
4.73.  text
4.74.  text 

4.72. Firms should determine the frequency and intensity of monitoring on a risk-sensitive basis, taking into account the nature, size and complexity of their business and the level of risk to which they are exposed.

this is a test