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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"^#+\s*(.*?)\{#(.*)\}", flags=re.MULTILINE) test_str = ("# Scoring import {#calculate-score}\n\n" "Loads Scoring*csv files from the WebDAV and import them locally.\n" "While processing and when finished, the file gets renamed on the WebDAV.\n\n" "# Response export {#unsubscribe-export}\n\n" "Exports unsubscribes, bounces and complaints and stores the export files \n" "on an SFTP of the customer.\n\n" "# Campaign uploader {#15mins-campaign-uploader}\n\n" "Fetches a ZIP from the customers SFTP. \n" "This ZIP must contain a JSON and a HTML. Images must be stored in a `img` \n" "folder. Size limit for an image is 1 MB. Images will be uploaded to the \n" "Suite media library. Campaign meta data will be read from the JSON.\n\n" "**This process is currently deactivated** \n\n\n" "# ecard invite a friend landing page {#recommendation-form}\n\n" "A form to invite friends. The friends data will be stored in the Suite account.\n\n" "# Pretrip form {#pretrip-information-form}\n\n" "Asking the end user to provide more more data before they arrive.\n\n" "# Signup pages and preference center {#preference-center}\n\n" "Pages to subscribe and to manage personal data.") 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