import re
regex = re.compile(r"(?<!\S)#<[a-zA-Z0-9]+(?: [a-zA-Z0-9]+)*>(?!\S)", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = ("abol#<xxx%$3yyytabol>\n"
"#<example>\n"
"#<example string>\n"
"#<example string string string string>\n"
"#<specific format>\n"
"abol#<xxx%$3yyytabol>abol")
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