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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Anchors
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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]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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import re regex = re.compile(r"^([A-Za-z./\-\(\=><) ]+:?\*?|^[A-Za-z./\-\(\=><)0-9 ]+:+?|^[A-Za-z0-9/\-\(]+)? *?(([0-9\*]+)(\.|\-)*([0-9\*]+)*)(( *?[0-9]+? *?\^ *?[0-9]+)*[a-zA-Z./% ]*) ?([0-9.\-= ]+)? ?(?![0-9]+)([a-zA-Z./% ]+)?$", flags=re.MULTILINE) test_str = ("Platelet Count : 297 10 ^ 3/c.mm150 - 450\n" "Total T3 (Tri-iodothyronine) : 86.99 ng/dl 58 - 159\n" "Bilirubin (Direct) SERUM 0.32 0 - 0.50 mg/dl\n" "Total Cholesterol SERUM 180.00 0 - 200 mg/dl\n" "Packed Cell Volume : 39.7 % 36.0 - 46.0\n" "asd123\n" "y Q P Age /Sex * 45Years / Female123asd\n" "Blood Sugar Fasting PLASMA 92 70 - 105 mg/dl\n" "Referred By : QUANTUM CORPORTAE HEALTH Age /Sex : 32 Years Male\n" "Packed Cell Volume : 39.7 % 36.0 - 46.0\n" "Platelet Count : 341 10 * 3/c.mm150 - 400\n" "Uric Acid SERUM 8.42* 3.50-7.20 mg/dl\n" "SERUM TOTAL CHOLESTEROL 180 mg/dl 123Desirable\n" "ESR :* 22 mm / thr. 0-12\n" "Haemoglobin - 12.4 gm % 12.0 - 15.0\n" "Erythrocytes : 4.30 mill/c.mm 3.8 - 4.8\n" "MCHC :* 31.4 g/dl 31.5 - 34.5\n" "MPV :* 8.7 fl 9.0 - 13.0\n" "Neutrophils - 62 % 40 - 80\n" "Eosinophils 4-3 % 1-6\n" "ABO And RhD Typing : A - positive\n" "Poikilocytosis 5 *\n" "Referred By : Quantum Corportae Health Pvt Ltd Ace Sen seme . Yeas. / Female\n\n" "^([A-Za-z./\\-\\(\\) ]+|^[A-Za-z0-9/\\-\\(]+) +([0-9.\\-]+) *([a-zA-Z/%1 ]*) +([0-9./\\-= ]+)* *([A-Za-z/]*)\n\n\n" "^([A-Za-z./\\-\\(\\=><) ]+|^[A-Za-z0-9/\\-\\(]+) *([0-9.\\*-]+)([a-zA-Z./% ]*) +([0-9.\\-= ]+)* *([A-Za-z/]*)") 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