import re
regex = re.compile(r"^(19[789]\d|2\d{3})-((0[13578]|1[02])-([0-2]\d|3[01])|02-[0-2]\d|(0[469]|11)-([0-2]\d|30))T([01]\d|2[0-4])(:[0-5]\d){2}Z$")
test_str = "2017-11-22T16:18:54Z"
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