import re
regex = re.compile(r"^([^\/]*\/[^\/]*\/).*", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = ("url.com/folder1/xxx/index.html\n"
"url.com/folder2/\n"
"url.com/folder3/xxx/yyyy/index.html\n"
"url.com/folder4/zzz/aaa/bbb/index.html")
subst = "\\1"
result = regex.sub(subst, test_str)
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