import re
regex = re.compile(r"\bdr[.\s]\s?", flags=re.IGNORECASE)
test_str = ("\"Dr. Drake Cohen\" would become \"Drake Cohen\"\n"
"\"Dr Drake Cohen\" would become \"Drake Cohen\"\n"
"\"Drake Cohen\" would become \"Drake Cohen\"\n"
"\"Rachel Smith\" would become \"Rachel Smith\"\n"
"\"Dr. Rachel Smith\" would become \"Rachel Smith\"\n"
"alexandr the great")
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