# coding=utf8
# the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility
import re
regex = r"\d{1,3}\.\s[a-zA-Z\d\?\.\s].+$\n\s(a?\)\s[a-zA-Z].+).+\n\s(b?\)\s[A-Za-z].+).+\n\s(c\).[a-zA-Z].+)"
test_str = ("617. What would you like to eat for lunch? …, I don’t mind.\n"
" a) Nothing\n"
" b) Anything\n"
" c) Something\n"
"618. Where do you want to go on holiday? … with a beach.\n"
" a) Somewhere\n"
" b) Nowhere\n"
"613. You look familiar. Haven’t I seen you … before?\n"
" a) nowhere\n"
" b) anywhere\n"
" c) somewhere\n"
"614. She left the room without saying … .\n"
" a) nothing\n"
" b) anything\n"
" c) everything\n"
"615. I have never been … more beautiful than Thailand.\n"
" a) somewhere\n"
" b) nowhere\n"
" c) anywhere\n"
"616. Who was at the party? …, so something very bad must have happened.\n"
" a) No one\n"
" b) Anyone\n"
" c) Everyone\n"
"617. What would you like to eat for lunch? …, I don’t mind.\n"
" a) Nothing\n"
" b) Anything\n"
" c) Something\n"
"618. Where do you want to go on holiday? … with a beach.\n"
" a) Somewhere\n"
" b) Nowhere\n"
" c) Anywhere\n"
"619. I have … to say to you. Goodbye!\n"
" a) nothing\n"
" b) everything\n"
" c) something\n"
"620. I felt so good being on stage. I was sure that … was looking at me.\n"
" a) someone\n"
" b) everyone\n"
" c) no one\n"
"621. Can you please … some money until next week?\n"
" a) lend \n"
" b) borrow\n"
" c) give\n"
"622. I decided to invest in the commodities as the … on offer from bank was extremely low.\n"
" a) tax \n"
" b) rent \n"
" c) interest\n"
"623. Many retailers refuse to exchange purchases unless you can show them your … .\n"
" a) receipt\n"
" b) bill\n"
" c) Anywhere\n"
"619. I have … to say to you. Goodbye!\n"
" a) nothing")
matches = re.finditer(regex, test_str, re.MULTILINE)
for matchNum, match in enumerate(matches, start=1):
print ("Match {matchNum} was found at {start}-{end}: {match}".format(matchNum = matchNum, start = match.start(), end = match.end(), match = match.group()))
for groupNum in range(0, len(match.groups())):
groupNum = groupNum + 1
print ("Group {groupNum} found at {start}-{end}: {group}".format(groupNum = groupNum, start = match.start(groupNum), end = match.end(groupNum), group = match.group(groupNum)))
# Note: for Python 2.7 compatibility, use ur"" to prefix the regex and u"" to prefix the test string and substitution.
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