# coding=utf8
# the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility
import re
regex = r"<a (.*?)test(.*?)<\/a>"
test_str = "<a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://example.com/?qs=df8fc6df1b3b6e7b87c5c8da8e2c0ad34b73a19751c15d1b3efbf37c3ded58b9cca09ee6d80e64bc\"><img width=\"120\" height=\"81\" border=\"0\" style=\"display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #004990;\" title=\"example.com\" alt=\"example.com\" src=\"http://example.com/lib/fe8f12717d67017f72/m/5/20140513_example_Logo1.jpg\" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\"> <table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign=\"top\" height=\"17\" align=\"left\" style=\"font-size: 0%;\"><img width=\"1\" height=\"17\" border=\"0\" style=\"display: block;\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://example.com/lib/fe8f12717d62057f7d/m/1/img_spacer.gif\" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #656c73; line-height: 18px;\">You are subscribed as <a reportname=\"mailto:_EMAIL__\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #505050;\" href=\"example@example.com\"><span class=\"link3\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\">example@example.com</span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=\"top\" height=\"25\" align=\"left\" style=\"font-size: 0%;\"><img width=\"1\" height=\"25\" border=\"0\" style=\"display: block;\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://example.com\" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #656c73; line-height: 18px;\">View and manage your <span class=\"applefooterlinks\">example.com </span><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #656c73;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://example.com/\"><span class=\"link3\" style=\"color: #656c73; text-decoration: underline;\">newsletter preferences</span></a>.<br /> If you wish to unsubscribe you must uncheck the box next to the relevant title.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=\"top\" height=\"25\" align=\"left\" style=\"font-size: 0%;\"><img width=\"1\" height=\"25\" border=\"0\" style=\"display: block;\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"http://example.com\" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\" style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #656c73; line-height: 18px;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #656c73;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://example.com/?qs=85ea4dcfb406c17e184090f0720216d008d21d0363ca86741a296ce98649846e5262048f59eea25e\"><span class=\"link3\" style=\"color: #656c73; text-decoration: underline;\">TEST</span></a>"
matches = re.search(regex, test_str, re.IGNORECASE | re.MULTILINE)
if matches:
print ("Match was found at {start}-{end}: {match}".format(start = matches.start(), end = matches.end(), match = matches.group()))
for groupNum in range(0, len(matches.groups())):
groupNum = groupNum + 1
print ("Group {groupNum} found at {start}-{end}: {group}".format(groupNum = groupNum, start = matches.start(groupNum), end = matches.end(groupNum), group = matches.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