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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]
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    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
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    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
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    \D
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    (?:...)
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  • Zero or one of a
    a?
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    a*
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    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
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    ^
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    \b
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g

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# coding=utf8 # the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility import re regex = r"([ぁ-ヿ、]+)\n(.+)\n\n" test_str = ("割れる(われる)\n" "to break, to be smashed; to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed; to be distorted (of a sound); to be divisible (without a remainder); to go below a minimum\n\n" "話す(はなす)\n" "to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat; to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss; to speak (a language)\n\n" "燃える(もえる)\n" "to burn, to get fired up\n\n" "辞書(じしょ)\n" "dictionary, lexicon; letter of resignation\n\n" "なので\n" "because, as, since\n\n" "なのに\n" "and yet, despite this, but even so, but even then, however, nevertheless, for all that, notwithstanding that\n\n" "働く(はたらく)\n" "to work, to labor, to labour; to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice; to be conjugated\n\n" "動く(うごく)\n" "to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing; to operate, to run, to go, to work; to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action; to be touched, to be influenced; to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver; to be transferred\n\n" "吊る(つる)\n" "to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf); to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled), to be slanted (of eyes); to pucker (e.g. of a seam), to be pulled tight\n\n" "必ず(かならず)\n" "always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably\n\n" "気づく(きづく)\n" "to notice, to recognize, to recognise, to become aware of, to perceive, to realize, to realise\n\n" "校訓(こうくん)\n" "school precepts\n\n" "進捗(しんちょく)\n" "progress, being under way\n\n" "助かる(たすかる)\n" "to be saved, to be rescued, to survive; to escape harm, to be spared damage; to be helped, to be saved trouble\n\n" "補助(ほじょ)\n" "assistance, support, aid, help; subsidy, supplement, subvention, grant-in-aid; auxiliary, subsidiary; spot (in bodybuilding)\n\n" "助言(じょげん)\n" "advice, suggestion\n\n" "外注(がいちゅう)\n" "outside order, outsourcing, custom (manufacture)\n\n" "返却(へんきゃく)\n" "return of something, repayment\n\n" "発言(はつげん)\n" "statement, remark, observation, utterance, speech, proposal\n\n" "十人十色(じゅうにんといろ)\n" "several men, several minds, everyone has his own ideas and tastes, everyone has his own interests and ideas, different strokes for different folks\n\n" "理由(りゆう)\n" "reason, pretext, motive\n\n" "自宅(じたく)\n" "one's home, one's house\n\n" "在宅勤務(ざいたくきんむ)\n" "working at home, telecommuting\n\n" "残業(ざんぎょう)\n" "overtime (work)\n\n" "天狗(てんぐ)\n" "tengu, long-nosed goblin; bragging, conceit, braggart, boaster, conceited person\n\n" "南京錠(ナンキンじょう)\n" "padlock\n\n" "錠剤(じょうざい)\n" "pill, lozenge, tablet\n\n" "悪魔(あくま)\n" "devil, demon, fiend; Satan, the Devil; Māra, evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment\n\n" "紙ばさみ(かみばさみ)\n" "paper holder, paper clip\n\n" "潜水艦(せんすいかん)\n" "submarine\n\n" "消火栓(しょうかせん)\n" "fire hydrant\n\n" "地球儀(ちきゅうぎ)\n" "globe (map)\n\n" "三つ葉のクローバー(みつばのクローバー)\n" "three-leaf clover\n\n" "工場(こうじょう)\n" "factory, plant, mill, workshop\n\n" "トイレットペーパー\n" "toilet paper\n\n" "蛇口(じゃぐち)\n" "faucet, tap\n\n" "説明(せつめい)\n" "explanation, exposition\n\n" "解説(かいせつ)\n" "explanation, commentary, exposition, elucidation\n\n" "説得(せっとく)\n" "persuasion\n\n" "まず\n" "first (of all), firstly, to start with, above all; probably, almost (certainly), hardly, practically, more or less; anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being\n\n" "次(つぎ、つぐ、ジ)\n" "next, order, sequence\n\n" "最後(さいご)\n" "end, conclusion; last, final, latest, most recent; no sooner than, once, right after (often having negative consequences); one's final moments\n\n" "ツイート\n" "tweet, Twitter post\n\n" "ボール\n" "ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)\n\n" "雪だるま(ゆきだるま)\n" "snowman\n\n" "テント\n" "tent\n\n" "看病人(かんびょうにん)\n" "nurse\n\n" "スパナ\n" "spanner, wrench\n\n" "恐竜(きょうりゅう)\n" "dinosaur\n\n" "ゴルフ\n" "golf\n\n" "砂時計(すなどけい)\n" "hourglass\n\n" "弟子(でし)\n" "pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper\n\n" "ショッピングカート\n" "shopping cart\n\n" "熱気球(ねつききゅう)\n" "hot-air balloon\n\n" "水桶(みずおけ)\n" "pail (for water), bucket; cistern, water tank\n\n" "賞杯(しょうはい)\n" "trophy, prize cup\n\n" "トロフィー\n" "trophy\n\n" "並ぶ(ならぶ)\n" "to line up, to stand in a line; to rival, to match, to equal\n\n" "困る(こまる)\n" "to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss, to be stumped, to be embarrassed; to be bothered, to be inconvenienced, to be annoyed; to be badly off, to be hard up, to be in straitened circumstances\n\n" "確認(かくにん)\n" "confirmation, verification, validation, review, check, affirmation, identification\n\n" "早退(そうたい)\n" "leaving early\n\n" "送る(おくる)\n" "to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch, to transmit; to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury; to spend (time), to live one's life; to pass (down the line); to affix okurigana\n\n" "書類(しょるい)\n" "document, official papers\n\n" "とのこと\n" "I'm told, is what I heard, is how it is, apparently, is what they said\n\n" "撮影(さつえい)\n" "photography (still or motion), photographing, filming, shooting, (video) recording\n\n" "優先順位(ゆうせんじゅんい)\n" "priority, order of precedence\n\n" "必要(ひつよう)\n" "necessary, needed, essential, indispensable; necessity, need, requirement\n\n" "気が抜ける(きがぬける)\n" "to lose heart, to lose interest, to lose motivation, to be discouraged; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage), to go flat, to lose flavor, to lose flavour, to be exhausted, to feel spent\n\n" "出身(しゅっしん)\n" "person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)\n\n" "弄ぶ(もてあそぶ)\n" "to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.), to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.), to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate\n\n" "聖(セイ、ひじり、ショウ)\n" "holy, saint, sage, master, priest\n\n\n\n" "Created with Japanese for iOS®\n\n") subst = "$1\\t$1\\t$2\\n" # You can manually specify the number of replacements by changing the 4th argument result = re.sub(regex, subst, test_str, 0) if result: print (result) # 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