# coding=utf8
# the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility
import re
regex = r"(?<=[\][)]\s)(#(.*))$"
test_str = ("(\\h{8}-\\h{4}-\\h{4}-\\h{4}-\\h{12}) # match UUID (no square brackets at all)\n"
"([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*) # valid Python identifier (paired unescaped square brackets)\n"
"(\\||\\[|\\?) # match some stuff (escaped opening square bracket)\n\n"
"[A-Za-z # letters\n"
" 0-9_-.] # stuff\n\n"
"(\\[) # works if escaped [ is in group\n\n"
"\\[ # but not if it's on its own...\n")
matches = re.finditer(regex, test_str, re.MULTILINE)
for matchNum, match in enumerate(matches, start=1):
print ("Match {matchNum} was found at {start}-{end}: {match}".format(matchNum = matchNum, start = match.start(), end = match.end(), match = match.group()))
for groupNum in range(0, len(match.groups())):
groupNum = groupNum + 1
print ("Group {groupNum} found at {start}-{end}: {group}".format(groupNum = groupNum, start = match.start(groupNum), end = match.end(groupNum), group = match.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