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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Character class intersection
    [\w&&[^\d]]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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import re regex = re.compile(r"(?:===Verb===|===Noun===|===Adjective===|===Adverb===)(.*?)====Translations====") test_str = "<root><h level=\"2\" i=\"1\">==English==</h> <template lineStart=\"1\"><title>wikipedia</title><part><name>dab</name>=<value>overflow</value></part><part><name>lang</name>=<value>en</value></part></template> <h level=\"3\" i=\"2\">===Etymology===</h> From <template><title>prefix</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>over</value></part><part><name index=\"2\"/><value>flow</value></part><part><name>lang</name>=<value>en</value></part></template>. Literally corresponds to <template><title>term</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>superfluous</value></part><part><name>lang</name>=<value>en</value></part></template>, which is from Latin, rather than Germanic. <h level=\"3\" i=\"3\">===Pronunciation===</h> * <template><title>a</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>RP</value></part></template> ** <template><title>sense</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>noun</value></part></template> <template><title>enPR</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>ōʹvə-flō'</value></part></template>, <template><title>IPA</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>/ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/</value></part><part><name>lang</name>=<value>en</value></part></template> ** <template><title>sense</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>verb</value></part></template> <template><title>enPR</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>ō'və-flōʹ</value></part></template>, <template><title>IPA</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>/ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/</value></part><part><name>lang</name>=<value>en</value></part></template> * <template><title>a</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>GenAm</value></part></template> ** <template><title>sense</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>noun</value></part></template> <template><title>enPR</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>ōʹvər-flō'</value></part></template>, <template><title>IPA</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>/ˈoʊvɚˌfloʊ/</value></part><part><name>lang</name>=<value>en</value></part></template> ** <template><title>sense</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>verb</value></part></template> <template><title>enPR</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>ō'vər-flōʹ</value></part></template>, <template><title>IPA</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>/ˌoʊvɚˈfloʊ/</value></part><part><name>lang</name>=<value>en</value></part></template> * <template><title>rhymes</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>əʊ</value></part><part><name>lang</name>=<value>en</value></part></template> <h level=\"3\" i=\"4\">===Noun===</h> <template lineStart=\"1\"><title>en-noun</title></template> # The [[spillage]] resultant from overflow; [[excess]]. # [[outlet|Outlet]] for escape of excess material. # <template><title>context</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>computing</value></part><part><name>lang</name>=<value>en</value></part></template> The situation where a value exceeds the available [[numeric]] [[range]]. <h level=\"4\" i=\"5\">====Translations====</h> <template lineStart=\"1\"><title>trans-top</title><part><name index=\"1\"/><value>spillage</value>" 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