import re
regex = re.compile(r"""
(.*?)
(?<=[.!?]|[.!?][\'"])
(?<!
Mr\.|
Mrs\.|
Ms\.|
Jr\.|
Dr\.|
Prof\.|
Sr\.|
Ltd\.|
\s[A-Z]\.)
\s+
""", flags=re.IGNORECASE | re.VERBOSE)
test_str = "Start Date. Test. Test||. Test"
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