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  • All Tokens
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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]
  • 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"(?><(?:(?:(?:(script|style|object|embed|applet|noframes|noscript|noembed)(?:\s+(?>\"[\S\s]*?\"|'[\S\s]*?'|(?:(?!\/>)[^>])?)+)?\s*>)[\S\s]*?<\/\1\s*(?=>))|(?:\/?(?!body)[\w:]+\s*\/?)|(?:(?!body)[\w:]+\s+(?:\"[\S\s]*?\"|'[\S\s]*?'|[^>]?)+\s*\/?)|\?[\S\s]*?\?|(?:!(?:(?:DOCTYPE[\S\s]*?)|(?:\[CDATA\[[\S\s]*?\]\])|(?:--[\S\s]*?--)|(?:ATTLIST[\S\s]*?)|(?:ENTITY[\S\s]*?)|(?:ELEMENT[\S\s]*?))))>|[\S\s])*?<body(?:\s+(?>\"[\S\s]*?\"|'[\S\s]*?'|(?:(?!\/>)[^>])?)+)?\s*>((?:<(?:(?:(?:(script|style|object|embed|applet|noframes|noscript|noembed)(?:\s+(?>\"[\S\s]*?\"|'[\S\s]*?'|(?:(?!\/>)[^>])?)+)?\s*>)[\S\s]*?<\/\3\s*(?=>))|(?:\/?(?!body)[\w:]+\s*\/?)|(?:(?!body)[\w:]+\s+(?:\"[\S\s]*?\"|'[\S\s]*?'|[^>]?)+\s*\/?)|\?[\S\s]*?\?|(?:!(?:(?:DOCTYPE[\S\s]*?)|(?:\[CDATA\[[\S\s]*?\]\])|(?:--[\S\s]*?--)|(?:ATTLIST[\S\s]*?)|(?:ENTITY[\S\s]*?)|(?:ELEMENT[\S\s]*?))))>|[\S\s])*)<\/body\s*>") test_str = ("<html>\n" " <head>\n\n" " <meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\n" " </head>\n" " <!-- <body class=\"blah\">original mock body </body> -->\n" " <body text=\"#000000\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n" "<!CDATA[Raw unparsed character data can contain </body> with no problems!]]>\n" "<!-- Comments can also contain </body> -->\n" "So can JScript\n" "<script>/*<![CDATA[*/window.jQuery && jQuery.ready();/*]]>*/</script><script>if(window.mw){\n" "mw.loader.state({\"ext.glo</body>balCssJs.site\":\"ready\",\"ext.globalCssJs.user\":\"ready\",\"site\":\"loading\",\"user\":\"ready\",\"user.groups\":\"ready\"});\n" "}</script>\n" " <p>dpioaushd iuashdiu ashd</p>\n" " <p> has</p>\n" " <p>ud ashuod sh</p>\n" " <p>odu sad ha</p>\n" " <p>suod sh</p>\n" " <p>od uashod uahd<br>\n" " </p>\n" " <div class=\"moz-signature\">-- <br>\n" " <img src=\"cid:part1.8C289150.C3F89C42@wssim.com.br\" border=\"0\"></div>\n" " </body>\n" "</html>") match = regex.search(test_str) if match: print(f"Match 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