import re
regex = re.compile(r"^(?:https?:\/\/)(?:w{3}\.)?.*?([^.\r\n\/]+\.)([^.\r\n\/]+\.[^.\r\n\/]{2,6}(?:\.[^.\r\n\/]{2,6})?).*$", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = ("http://www.answers.com/article/1194427/8-habits-of-extraordinarily-likeable-people\n"
"http://www.apple.com\n"
"https://www.cnn.com.au\n"
"http://www.downloads.news.com.au\n"
"https://ftp.android.co.nz\n"
"http://global.news.ca\n"
"https://www.apple.com/\n"
"https://ftp.android.co.nz/\n"
"http://global.news.ca/\n"
"https://www.apple.com/\n\n")
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