import re
regex = re.compile(r"^# -+(?:\n# .*)*\n# -+$\n?", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = ("# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
"# MODULE PARAMETERS\n"
"# These are the variables we have to pass in to use the module specified in the terragrunt configuration above\n"
"# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
" \n"
"Text goes here\n\n"
"# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
"# MODULE PARAMETERS\n"
"# These are the variables we have to pass in to use the module specified in the terragrunt configuration above\n"
"# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n"
"and more\n\n"
"# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
"# MODULE PARAMETERS\n"
"# These are the variables we have to pass in to use the module specified in the terragrunt configuration above\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