import re
regex = re.compile(r"(?si)FIRST:(?<first>.*?)\s*LAST:(?<last>.*?)\s*DOOR.*?ID:(?<id>\d+)", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = ("FIRST:BOB LAST:SMITH DOOR:MAIN ENTRANCE ID:123456 TIME:Friday, December 31, 2021 11:55:47 PM INCIDENT:19002304\n"
"FIRST:JOHN LAST:DOE DOOR:MAIN ENTRANCE ID:789101 TIME:Friday, December 31, 2021 11:55:47 PM INCIDENT:19002304")
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