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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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import re regex = re.compile(r"href\W+=\W+['|\"]([http|https]+://.+)['|\"]", flags=re.MULTILINE) test_str = ("<!DOCTYPE html>\n" "<html lang=\"en\">\n" "<head>\n" " <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n" " <title>网页加载中...</title>\n" " <style type=\"text/css\">\n" " .sk-three-bounce {\n" " margin: 100px auto;\n" " width: 80px;\n" " text-align: center;\n" "}\n" ".sk-three-bounce .sk-child {\n" " width: 20px;\n" " height: 20px;\n" " background-color: rgba(52, 214, 27, 0.76);\n" " border-radius: 100%;\n" " display: inline-block;\n" " -webkit-animation: sk-three-bounce 1.4s ease-in-out 0s infinite both;\n" " animation: sk-three-bounce 1.4s ease-in-out 0s infinite both;\n" "}\n" ".sk-three-bounce .sk-bounce1 {\n" " -webkit-animation-delay: -0.32s;\n" " animation-delay: -0.32s;\n" "}\n" ".sk-three-bounce .sk-bounce2 {\n" " -webkit-animation-delay: -0.16s;\n" " animation-delay: -0.16s;\n" "}\n" "@-webkit-keyframes sk-three-bounce {\n" " 0%, 80%, 100% {\n" " -webkit-transform: scale(0);\n" " transform: scale(0);\n" " }\n" " 40% {\n" " -webkit-transform: scale(1);\n" " transform: scale(1);\n" " }\n" " \n" "}\n" "@keyframes sk-three-bounce {\n" " 0%, 80%, 100% {\n" " -webkit-transform: scale(0);\n" " transform: scale(0);\n" " }\n" " 40% {\n" " -webkit-transform: scale(1);\n" " transform: scale(1);\n" " }\n" " \n" "}\n" "</style>\n" "</head>\n" "<body>\n" "<div class=\"sk-three-bounce\">\n" " <div class=\"sk-child sk-bounce1\"></div>\n" " <div class=\"sk-child sk-bounce2\"></div>\n" " <div class=\"sk-child sk-bounce3\"></div>\n" "</div>\n" "</body>\n" "<script type=\"text/javascript\">\n" " document.title = '网页加载中...';\n" "var ua = navigator.userAgent;\n" "if (ua.indexOf('MicroMessenger') > 0 ||ua.indexOf('QQ')>0||ua.indexOf('qq')>0) {\n" " var noreferrer = true;\n" " setTimeout(skip,1000)\n" "}\n" "else {\n" " top.location.href = 'https://xw.qq.com';\n" "};\n" "function skip() {\n" " if (top != window || !document.body) {\n" " top.location.href = 'http://zruhdc.ddccee.top/travel_hot_gonglve_59721879943236';\n" " }\n" " else {\n" " var a = document.createElement('a');\n" " a.href = 'http://zruhdc.ddccee.top/travel_hot_gonglve_59721879943236';\n" " if (noreferrer)\n" " a.rel = 'noreferrer';\n" " a.click();\n" " }\n" " \n" "}\n" "</script>\n" "</html>") 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