# coding=utf8
# the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility
import re
regex = r"(compare it to )(([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+)\s?([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+)?\s?([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+)?)"
test_str = ("Overall Jeep is good for off-road and if we compare it to Mahindra Thar both are good vehicles but a Jeep is an expensive machine and Thar is also good in terms of driving. And if u have an expensive budget then I recommend going to Jeep Wrangler it's the best off-roading vehicle.\n\n"
" \n"
"//compare it to ([A-Z][a-z]+ ){2}")
matches = re.finditer(regex, test_str, re.MULTILINE)
for matchNum, match in enumerate(matches, start=1):
print ("Match {matchNum} was found at {start}-{end}: {match}".format(matchNum = matchNum, start = match.start(), end = match.end(), match = match.group()))
for groupNum in range(0, len(match.groups())):
groupNum = groupNum + 1
print ("Group {groupNum} found at {start}-{end}: {group}".format(groupNum = groupNum, start = match.start(groupNum), end = match.end(groupNum), group = match.group(groupNum)))
# Note: for Python 2.7 compatibility, use ur"" to prefix the regex and u"" to prefix the test string and substitution.
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