import re
regex = re.compile(r"Rule\((?P<flow_number>[^,]+),\s(?P<protocol>[^,]+),\s(?P<from_ip>\[[^\]]+\]),\s(?P<to_ip>\[[^\]]+\]),\s(?P<port>[^,)]+)\)", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = ("Rule(F1, HTTPS TCP, ['ip', 'ip'], ['www.google.ca', '8.8.8.8'], 443)\n\n"
"Rule(F2, HTTPS TCP, ['ip', 'ip'], ['ip'], 443)")
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