regex101: get the body of a python function and its arguments

Group 1(def*\W(\w+)([\w\W]*?))

dethe literal text de (case sensitive)

f*the literal f (102₁₀ / 146₈ / 66₁₆) (case sensitive), repeated any number of times

\Wany non-word character

Group 2(\w+)

\w+any word character, repeated at least once

Group 3([\w\W]*?)

Character Class[\w\W]*?

*?matches any number of characters from the set below:

\wany word character

\Wany non-word character

Positive Lookahead(?=(def)|$)

1st Alternative(def)

Group 4(def)

defthe literal text def (case sensitive)

2nd Alternative$

$end of string, or before its final line terminator

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

Search reference

Regular Expression

(def*\W(\w+)([\w\W]*?))(?=(def)|$)

Test String
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def alchol_effect(self, player):
    pygame.transform.rotate(player.game.window, 360)

def hope_effect(self, player): 
    player.game.window.get_rect().move(0, 5)
    time.sleep(0.25)
    player.game.window.get_rect().move(0, -5)

def mysterious_effect(self, player):
    fun = os.path.join("data", "fun") 
    temmie = get_image(os.path.join(fun, "temmie.png"))
    temmie_sound = pygame.mixer.Sound(os.path.join(fun, "temmie.ogg"))
    for sprite in player.game.sprites.sprites:
        sprite.image = temmie
    self.window.blit(temmie)
    pygame.transform.rotate(player.game.window, 360*4000)

Regular Expression

Test StringNew

Test String
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