import re
regex = re.compile(r"(<[^>]*)(USERNAME)([^>]*>)")
test_str = ("foo bar baz <!-- USERNAME --> <!-- ACCESS_KEY --> baz bar foo\n\n"
"<!--:USERNAME-->\n\n"
"<!-- eueuteh -->\n\n"
" -DarchetypeVersion=<!-- java-version --> -UserName=<!-- :USERNAME --> -DsauceAccessKey=<!-- ACCESS_KEY --> ")
subst = "test"
result = regex.sub(subst, test_str)
if result:
print(result)
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