import re
regex = re.compile(r"/\*<<@\*/(?:(?!/\*).)*?/\*+[^*]*\*+(?:[^/*][^*]*\*+)*/*")
test_str = ("DECLARE @myDate DATETIME = /*<<@*/ '2018-07-20 00:00:00' /*My Date>>*/\n"
"DECLARE @myString VARCHAR(MAX) = /*<<@*/ 'whatever?' /*My String>>*/ DECLARE @isTrue VARCHAR(MAX) = /*<<@*/ 1 /*My Bool>>*/")
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