import re
regex = re.compile(r"class(?==\"(?:field|.*?\sfield|field\s.*?|.*?\sfield\s.*?)\")")
test_str = ("Ex1: should match both of these:\n\n"
"<div class=\"something else field\">Foo</div>\n"
"<div class=\"field something else\">Foo</div>\n"
"<span class=\"field\">Bar</span>\n"
"<span class=\"foo field bar\">Bar</span>\n"
"Ex2: should not match\n\n"
"<div class=\"baseball-field baz\">Baz</div>\n")
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