regex101: Python Match Workspace

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Positive Lookahead(?=[:\d])

Character Class[:\d]

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\da Unicode decimal digit

Group hour(?P<hour>\d+)?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

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

Non-Capturing Group(?: *:? *)

*the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆) , repeated any number of times

:?optionally matches the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

*the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆) , repeated any number of times

Group minute(?P<minute>\d+)?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

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

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])(?P<hour>\d+)?(?: *:? *)(?P<minute>\d+)?

New

6 :
6:
6
: 6
:6
: 16
:16
 6
15 : 1
15 1
: 15
0 15
 : 15
 6 :
 12
input_text = "entre las 15 : hs -- 16:10 "
input_text = "entre las 21 :  -- 22"
input_text = "entre la 1 30 -- 2 "
input_text = "entre la 1 09 h.s. -- 6 : hs."
input_text = "entre la 1:50 -- 6 :"
input_text = "entre la 7 59 -- 23 : "
input_text = "entre la 10: -- : 10"

Extraction

6 :
6:
6
: 6
:6
: 16
:16
 6
15 : 1
15 1
: 15
0 15
 : 15
 6 :
 12
input_text = "entre las 15 : hs -- 16:10 "
input_text = "entre las 21 :  -- 22"
input_text = "entre la 1 30 -- 2 "
input_text = "entre la 1 09 h.s. -- 6 : hs."
input_text = "entre la 1:50 -- 6 :"
input_text = "entre la 7 59 -- 23 : "
input_text = "entre la 10: -- : 10"