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import re regex = re.compile(r"\{\s*\"MapObject((?!MapObject)[\s\S])+\"Type\"\s*:\s*\"moReference(?:Point|Line)ID\"((?!MapObject)[\s\S])+},?\s*") test_str = ("[\n" " {\n" " \"MapObject\" : {\n" " \"BoundingBox\" : [ -1313.574, -1010.804, -1113.574, -810.804 ],\n" " \"Caption\" : \"Ref46\",\n" " \"Comment\" : \"\",\n" " \"Position\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ -1213.574, -910.804, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"Size\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ 100, 100, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"Type\" : \"moReferencePointID\"\n" " }\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"MapObject\" : {\n" " \"BoundingBox\" : [ -1313.06, 495.39, -1113.06, 695.39 ],\n" " \"Caption\" : \"Ref47\",\n" " \"Comment\" : \"\",\n" " \"Position\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ -1213.06, 595.39, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"Size\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ 100, 100, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"Type\" : \"moReferencePointID\"\n" " }\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"MapObject\" : {\n" " \"BoundingBox\" : [ -18070, 1180, -17870, 1380 ],\n" " \"Caption\" : \"Path way84\",\n" " \"Comment\" : \"\",\n" " \"ExecutableMapObject\" : {\n" " \"BehaviourList\" : [\n" " {\n" " \"Speed\" : 200,\n" " \"Type\" : \"bcSpeed\"\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"AvoidanceSpeed\" : 150,\n" " \"FailureAction\" : 0,\n" " \"FailureRetries\" : 60,\n" " \"FailureWait\" : 10,\n" " \"PathMode\" : 2,\n" " \"PerSegment\" : 15,\n" " \"ReturnToStart\" : 0,\n" " \"ScanAngle\" : 0.06981317007977778,\n" " \"Type\" : \"bcObstacleAvoidance\",\n" " \"Wait\" : 10,\n" " \"WaitUnits\" : 2\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"BinarySensorStates\" : 3,\n" " \"SensorSensitivityList\" : [\n" " {\n" " \"IgnoreMapData\" : false,\n" " \"Mask\" : 65536,\n" " \"SpeedCapDistance\" : 70,\n" " \"SpeedCapEnabled\" : true,\n" " \"StopDistance\" : 70\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"IgnoreMapData\" : false,\n" " \"Mask\" : 131072,\n" " \"SpeedCapDistance\" : 70,\n" " \"SpeedCapEnabled\" : true,\n" " \"StopDistance\" : 70\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"IgnoreMapData\" : false,\n" " \"Mask\" : 262144,\n" " \"SpeedCapDistance\" : 240,\n" " \"SpeedCapEnabled\" : true,\n" " \"StopDistance\" : 240\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"IgnoreMapData\" : false,\n" " \"Mask\" : 524288,\n" " \"SpeedCapDistance\" : 240,\n" " \"SpeedCapEnabled\" : true,\n" " \"StopDistance\" : 240\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"IgnoreMapData\" : false,\n" " \"Mask\" : 1048576,\n" " \"SpeedCapDistance\" : 240,\n" " \"SpeedCapEnabled\" : true,\n" " \"StopDistance\" : 240\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"IgnoreMapData\" : false,\n" " \"Mask\" : 2097152,\n" " \"SpeedCapDistance\" : 280,\n" " \"SpeedCapEnabled\" : true,\n" " \"StopDistance\" : 280\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"IgnoreMapData\" : false,\n" " \"Mask\" : 4194304,\n" " \"SpeedCapDistance\" : 320,\n" " \"SpeedCapEnabled\" : true,\n" " \"StopDistance\" : 320\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"IgnoreMapData\" : false,\n" " \"Mask\" : 8388608,\n" " \"SpeedCapDistance\" : 0,\n" " \"SpeedCapEnabled\" : false,\n" " \"StopDistance\" : 0\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"IgnoreMapData\" : false,\n" " \"Mask\" : 16777216,\n" " \"SpeedCapDistance\" : 0,\n" " \"SpeedCapEnabled\" : false,\n" " \"StopDistance\" : 0\n" " }\n" " ],\n" " \"SpeedCap\" : 30,\n" " \"Type\" : \"bcObstacleSensitivity2\"\n" " }\n" " ],\n" " \"EntryPoint\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ -13450, 1290, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"ExitPoint\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ -17970, 1280, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"RelocateOnExecute\" : false,\n" " \"Required\" : false,\n" " \"TwoWay\" : false\n" " },\n" " \"GoalSet\" : [\n" " {\n" " \"Path\" : {\n" " \"PathType\" : \"pitLinear\",\n" " \"Segments\" : [\n" " {\n" " \"Segment\" : [ -13450, 1290, -17970, 1280 ]\n" " }\n" " ]\n" " }\n" " }\n" " ],\n" " \"Position\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ -17970, 1280, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"Size\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ 0, 0, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"Type\" : \"moLinePathID\"\n" " }\n" " },\n" " {\n" " \"MapObject\" : {\n" " \"AttributeList\" : [\n" " [ \"Lock\", \"{} LabInt {}\" ]\n" " ],\n" " \"BoundingBox\" : [ -12350, -500, -12150, -300 ],\n" " \"Caption\" : \"QUEUE/LabInt\",\n" " \"Comment\" : \"\",\n" " \"ExecutableMapObject\" : {\n" " \"EntryPoint\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ -12250, -400, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"ExitPoint\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ -12250, -400, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"RelocateOnExecute\" : false,\n" " \"Required\" : false,\n" " \"TwoWay\" : false\n" " },\n" " \"Position\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ -12250, -400, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"Size\" : {\n" " \"CPosition\" : [ 100, 100, 0, 0 ]\n" " },\n" " \"Type\" : \"moHotPointID\"\n" " }\n" " },\n" "]") 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