import re
regex = re.compile(r"^(.*)\n(.*\n)", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = ("LINE1\n"
"LINE2\n"
"LINE3\n"
"LINE4\n"
"LINE5\n"
"LINE6\n")
subst = "$1$2"
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