import re
regex = re.compile(r"(?=\d{1,2}\s*(?:h|m))(?:(\d{1,2})\s*h)?\s*(?:\s?(\d{1,2})\s*m)?")
test_str = ("8h20m 10m 8h left \n"
" 8 h 30 m left\n"
"8h left\n"
"8h 20m left\n"
"57m left\n"
"1m left")
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