import re
regex = re.compile(r"(### EXAMPLE ([0-9|[0-9]+))\n(```\n(```|```ps|```posh|```powershell)\n```\n)\n([\s\S]*?)\\`\\`\\`(\n\n|\n)([\s\S]*|\n)", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = ("### EXAMPLE 123\n"
"```\n"
"```powershell\n"
"```\n\n"
"$powershellVersion = '6 and lower'\n"
"$description = 'custom code fencing example WITH markdown description'\n"
"$names | Foreach-Object {} {\n"
" write-host 'indentation is respected'\n"
" Write-Host 'enormously long lines should not get cut off by our PlatyPS friends, ftw'\n"
"}\n\n"
"$emptyNewlinesInCode = $True\n"
"\\`\\`\\`\n\n"
"The description would continue after first closing code fence.\n\n"
"This solution:\n\n"
"- respects indentation\n"
"- will treat description as markdown\n"
"- seems close to what comes natural\n\n"
"With this solution, the description itself could even contain code blocks:\n\n"
"\\`\\`\\`js\n"
"$var = docusaurus.New($config);\n"
"\\`\\`\\`\n\n"
"Pretty cool and the console becomes more readable too IMO, at least\n"
"you now see where the code ends and the explanation begins\n\n"
"\\`\\`\\`\n"
"$unMonicked = \"should stay unmonicked, in other words powershell should not be added\"\n"
" $indentationRespected = $True\n"
"$theBadNews - \"that PlatyPS seems to cut off this line if a .\n"
"is detected, wtf\"\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