import re
regex = re.compile(r"""
(?: # non-capturing group
\#summertime\b # match #summertime
| # or
\G(?<!^), # a comma not at the beginning of string and match it only if it's after the last match
) # closing the non-capturing group
\s* # some optional whitespaces
\K # forget what we matched so far
[^\s,]+ # match anything that's not a whitespace nor a comma one or more times
""", flags=re.VERBOSE)
test_str = "#summertime swimming, running, tanning"
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