import re
regex = re.compile(r"(\d{4})_(\d{2})_(\d{2})_(.*).md", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = ("2005_03_19_this_is_the_filename.md\n"
"2007_07_23_another_filename.md\n"
"2021_01_12_filename.md")
subst = "$1/$2/$4/index.md"
result = regex.sub(subst, test_str)
if result:
print(result)
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