import re
regex = re.compile(r"(?!$)\\nstart[\s\S]*?$", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = "total abc total foo total anything here total\\ntotal total\\ntotal\\nstart\\notal abc total foo total anything here total\\notal abc total foo total anything here total\\nstart\\notal abc total foo total anything here total\\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