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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
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  • Any single character
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  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
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    \S
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    \D
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  • Non-capturing group
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  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
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  • A word boundary
    \b
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import re regex = re.compile(r"{tex\b([^{}]*({[^{}]*?([^{}]|(?R))*[^{}]*?}[^{}]*)*[^{}]*)}", flags=re.MULTILINE) test_str = ("# This is currently a test\n\n" "{nav Home}\n\n" "The statistical model estimated the probability, {tex f(x) = \\int_{-\\infty}\n" "^\\infty \\hat f(\\xi)\\,e^{2 \\pi \\xi x} \\,d\\xi }, of capturing dolphins on a tow, {tex i}. A year effect, {tex \\lambda_{acb_{j}}} was estimated for each year, {tex j}, allowing for annual variation in the capture event rates that was unrelated to the covariates, {tex x}. The contribution of each covariate, indexed by {tex c}, was governed by a regression coefficient, {tex \\beta_c}, that was estimated by the model. The logit transform of the capture event probability was defined as the sum of the year effect, {tex \\lambda_{lam} {lam} }, and the covariates:\n" "{tex \\lambda_{lam}{lam} }\n" "{tex \\lambda_{lam} {lam} }\n" "{tex \\lambda_{lam}{lam}}\n" "katex {{{\n" "logit(\\pi_i) = \\lambda_{j[i]} + \\sum_c \\beta_c x_{ic}.\n" "}}}\n" "determines the result.\n\n" "# The following is more tests\n\n" "katex {{{\n" "f(x) = \\int_{-\\infty}^\\infty\n" " \\hat f(\\xi)\\,e^{2 \\pi i \\xi x}\n" " \\,d\\xi \n" "}}}\n\n" "katex {{{\n" "\\begin{bmatrix}\n" " a & b \\\\\n" " c & a \n" " \\end{bmatrix}\n" "}}}\n\n" "katex {{{\n" "\\begin{bmatrix}\n" " a & c \\\\\n" " c & a \n" " \\end{bmatrix}\n" "}}}\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