import re
regex = re.compile(r"^([^\s:]+):\s(.*?)\s+BR\s([^\s:]+):\s(.*?)\s+BR\s([^\s:]+):\s(.*?)\s+BR\s([^\s:]+):\s(.*?)\s+([^\s:]+):\s([Y,N])\s")
test_str = "Sequence: 40 BR Name: ROUTE PARTIAL BR Description: ROUTE PARTIAL BR Action: AFTER ROUTE Enabled: Y rest of text here "
subst = "Seq\\t\\t\\3\\t\\t\\t\\t\\5\\t\\t\\t\\t\\7\\t\\t\\9\\n\\2\\t\\t\\4\\t\\6\\t\\t\\8\\t$10\\n"
result = regex.sub(subst, test_str, count=1)
if result:
print(result)
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