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  • All Tokens
  • Common 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"User Name: (?<User_Name>[^ \n]+)", flags=re.MULTILINE) test_str = ("LogName=Application\n" "EventCode=1004\n" "EventType=4\n" "ComputerName=Test.local\n" "User=NOT_TRANSLATED\n" "Sid=S-1-5-21-2704069758-3089908202-2921546158-1104\n" "SidType=0\n" "SourceName=RoxioBurn\n" "Type=Information\n" "RecordNumber=16834\n" "Keywords=Classic\n" "TaskCategory=Optical Disc\n" "OpCode=Info\n" "Message=Date: Wed Feb 28 14:22:59 2024\n" " Computer Name: COM-HV01\n" " User Name: Test\\test.user\n" " Writing is completed on drive (E:). Project includes 0 folder(s) and 1 file(s).\n" " Volume Label: 2024-02-28 \n" " Volume SN: 0\n" " Volume ID: \\??\\Volume{b282bf1c-3dde-11ed-b48e-806e6f6e6963}\n" " Type: Unknown\n" " Status Of Media: Appendable,Blank,Closed session\n" " Files: C:\\ProgramData\\Roxio Log Files\\Test.test.user_20240228142142.txt SHA1: 7c347a6724dcd243d396f9bb5e560142f26b8aa4\n" " File System: None\n" " Disc Number: 1\n" " Encryption: Yes\n" " User Password: Yes\n" " Spanned Set: No\n" " Data Size On Disc Set: 511 Bytes\n" " Network Volume: No") 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