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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
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • 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
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

Regular Expression
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# coding=utf8 # the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility import re regex = r"[^0-9]" test_str = ("02-19 12:39:15.788 26903-27412/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/JOBS: added job id: 2 class: ManageLocalContactsJob priority: 1 delay: 0 group : null persistent: true requires network: true\n" "02-19 12:39:15.788 26903-27412/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: JOBADDED\n" "02-19 12:39:15.837 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/JOBS: running job ManageLocalContactsJob\n" "02-19 12:39:16.073 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 18983CONTATO: (IT) Mauricio TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 0411178396138 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1178396138\n" "02-19 12:39:16.156 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 21164CONTATO: +55 31 2138 8236 TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +553121388236 TELEFONE LIMPO: 3121388236\n" "02-19 12:39:16.223 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 202CONTATO: +5511943692511 TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +5511943692511 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11943692511\n" "02-19 12:39:16.363 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 199CONTATO: +5511982836177 TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +5511982836177 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11982836177\n" "02-19 12:39:16.427 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 227CONTATO: +5511999172608 TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +5511999172608 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11999172608\n" "02-19 12:39:16.517 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 5181CONTATO: AJ Vicente TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01123062621 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1123062621\n" "02-19 12:39:16.605 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 5180CONTATO: AJ Vicente TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 011983317641 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11983317641\n" "02-19 12:39:16.703 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 12731CONTATO: ANTONIO JOSE VICENTE TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 551123062621 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1123062621\n" "02-19 12:39:16.774 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 12732CONTATO: ANTONIO JOSE VICENTE TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 5511983317641 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11983317641\n" "02-19 12:39:16.812 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 11615CONTATO: ARNALDO NASHIRO TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 551131776200 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1131776200\n" "02-19 12:39:16.885 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 11616CONTATO: ARNALDO NASHIRO TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 551131776243 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1131776243\n" "02-19 12:39:16.951 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 14980CONTATO: Abel Reis TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01137593600 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1137593600\n" "02-19 12:39:17.016 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 12914CONTATO: Adalberto Vianna TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +5511992338663 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11992338663\n" "02-19 12:39:17.129 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3135CONTATO: Adan TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01333116191 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1333116191\n" "02-19 12:39:17.215 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3134CONTATO: Adan TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01397166702 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1397166702\n" "02-19 12:39:17.301 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3221CONTATO: Adriana Assis TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 0411193445311 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1193445311\n" "02-19 12:39:17.361 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3222CONTATO: Adriana Assis TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 1151891667 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1151891667\n" "02-19 12:39:17.401 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 22966CONTATO: Adriana Schwartz TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +5511964968822 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11964968822\n" "02-19 12:39:17.442 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3146CONTATO: Adriana Trapp (ACE) TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 1150191034 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1150191034\n" "02-19 12:39:17.460 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3145CONTATO: Adriana Trapp (ACE) TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 0411199199138 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1199199138\n" "02-19 12:39:17.478 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 22982CONTATO: Adriano Fernandes TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +5511995597192 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11995597192\n" "02-19 12:39:17.490 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 1109CONTATO: Adriano Fernandes TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +551195597192 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1195597192\n" "02-19 12:39:17.502 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3965CONTATO: Adriano Fernandes TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +5511995597192 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11995597192\n" "02-19 12:39:17.527 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 664CONTATO: Afonso obra TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01186099135 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1186099135\n" "02-19 12:39:17.560 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 4306CONTATO: Afonso obra TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 011986099135 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11986099135\n" "02-19 12:39:17.596 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 32282CONTATO: Alan Martins TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +553133951732 TELEFONE LIMPO: 3133951732\n" "02-19 12:39:17.614 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 15169CONTATO: Alan Martins TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +553175728232 TELEFONE LIMPO: 3175728232\n" "02-19 12:39:17.633 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 10704CONTATO: Alberto Abubakir TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 07132453413 TELEFONE LIMPO: 7132453413\n" "02-19 12:39:17.657 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 10705CONTATO: Alberto Abubakir TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 07134515531 TELEFONE LIMPO: 7134515531\n" "02-19 12:39:17.686 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 23035CONTATO: Alberto Abubakir TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 07188459583 TELEFONE LIMPO: 7188459583\n" "02-19 12:39:17.698 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 10706CONTATO: Alberto Abubakir TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 071988459583 TELEFONE LIMPO: 71988459583\n" "02-19 12:39:17.718 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 4354CONTATO: Alberto Alberto Villaça Villaça TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01121315010 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1121315010\n" "02-19 12:39:17.743 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 4353CONTATO: Alberto Alberto Villaça Villaça TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 011983034499 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11983034499\n" "02-19 12:39:17.781 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 23071CONTATO: Alberto Matos TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +557133587399 TELEFONE LIMPO: 7133587399\n" "02-19 12:39:17.794 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 23072CONTATO: Alberto Matos TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +557134512182 TELEFONE LIMPO: 7134512182\n" "02-19 12:39:17.806 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 23070CONTATO: Alberto Matos TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +557191599419 TELEFONE LIMPO: 7191599419\n" "02-19 12:39:17.823 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 23073CONTATO: Alberto Matos TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +557199823924 TELEFONE LIMPO: 7199823924\n" "02-19 12:39:17.836 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 7388CONTATO: Alberto Matos TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +557133587399 TELEFONE LIMPO: 7133587399\n" "02-19 12:39:17.854 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 7387CONTATO: Alberto Matos TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +557134512182 TELEFONE LIMPO: 7134512182\n" "02-19 12:39:17.876 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 7385CONTATO: Alberto Matos TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +557191599419 TELEFONE LIMPO: 7191599419\n" "02-19 12:39:17.923 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 7386CONTATO: Alberto Matos TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +557199823924 TELEFONE LIMPO: 7199823924\n" "02-19 12:39:17.991 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 13977CONTATO: Alberto Mimane TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 11999390213 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11999390213\n" "02-19 12:39:18.098 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 4847CONTATO: Albinha TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +5511986452722 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11986452722\n" "02-19 12:39:18.194 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 31698CONTATO: Alda Ferreira TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +5571987994206 TELEFONE LIMPO: 71987994206\n" "02-19 12:39:18.256 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3770CONTATO: Aldeia de Cambury TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01238652138 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1238652138\n" "02-19 12:39:18.335 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 4343CONTATO: Ale TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 011982990880 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11982990880\n" "02-19 12:39:18.453 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 20857CONTATO: Alessandra Martins TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 011996118767 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11996118767\n" "02-19 12:39:18.534 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 4805CONTATO: Alessandra Martins Machado Baggio TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 03121387154 TELEFONE LIMPO: 3121387154\n" "02-19 12:39:18.599 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3091CONTATO: Alessandro Nasser TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01150542532 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1150542532\n" "02-19 12:39:18.667 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3093CONTATO: Alessandro Nasser TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01151891323 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1151891323\n" "02-19 12:39:18.737 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3092CONTATO: Alessandro Nasser TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01196533828 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1196533828\n" "02-19 12:39:18.795 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 11852CONTATO: Alex Fabian Colares Silva TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01130402644 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1130402644\n" "02-19 12:39:18.895 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 11853CONTATO: Alex Fabian Colares Silva TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01138468647 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1138468647\n" "02-19 12:39:18.988 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 13474CONTATO: Alex Malchik TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +5511950268070 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11950268070\n" "02-19 12:39:19.054 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 14436CONTATO: Alex Todres TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 551147609497 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1147609497\n" "02-19 12:39:19.125 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 14435CONTATO: Alex Todres TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 5511983692223 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11983692223\n" "02-19 12:39:19.198 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 4738CONTATO: Alex Tostes TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01511988252180 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11988252180\n" "02-19 12:39:19.260 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 4739CONTATO: Alex Tostes TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01121752133 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1121752133\n" "02-19 12:39:19.349 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 18943CONTATO: Alex Tostes TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01511988252180 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11988252180\n" "02-19 12:39:19.384 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 7095CONTATO: Alexandra TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 1176822827 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1176822827\n" "02-19 12:39:19.450 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 8213CONTATO: Alexandra TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 11976822827 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11976822827\n" "02-19 12:39:19.551 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 11919CONTATO: Alexandre Borges TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 1130495528 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1130495528\n" "02-19 12:39:19.582 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 11918CONTATO: Alexandre Borges TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 1194441945 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1194441945\n" "02-19 12:39:19.600 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 14577CONTATO: Alexandre Borges TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 11994441945 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11994441945\n" "02-19 12:39:19.618 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 10601CONTATO: Alexandre Brito TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01193902317 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1193902317\n" "02-19 12:39:19.636 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 4877CONTATO: Alexandre Brito TELEFONE ORIGINAL: +5511993902317 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11993902317\n" "02-19 12:39:19.671 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 2647CONTATO: Alexandre Cesar C. Alves TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01135118843 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1135118843\n" "02-19 12:39:19.707 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 2904CONTATO: Alexandre Cesar C. Alves TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01185248218 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1185248218\n" "02-19 12:39:19.725 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3242CONTATO: Alexandre Cezar Suplicy Teixeira TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01137677408 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1137677408\n" "02-19 12:39:19.755 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 3241CONTATO: Alexandre Cezar Suplicy Teixeira TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 01199093057 TELEFONE LIMPO: 1199093057\n" "02-19 12:39:19.767 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 8730CONTATO: Alexandre Cezar Suplicy Teixeira TELEFONE ORIGINAL: 011999093057 TELEFONE LIMPO: 11999093057\n" "02-19 12:39:19.801 26903-27415/br.com.iuapp.iuapp D/ManageLocalContactsJob: RowId: 34430CONTATO: Alexandre Dias TELEFO...") matches = re.finditer(regex, test_str) for matchNum, match in enumerate(matches, start=1): print ("Match {matchNum} was found at {start}-{end}: {match}".format(matchNum = matchNum, start = match.start(), end = match.end(), match = match.group())) for groupNum in range(0, len(match.groups())): groupNum = groupNum + 1 print ("Group {groupNum} found at {start}-{end}: {group}".format(groupNum = groupNum, start = match.start(groupNum), end = match.end(groupNum), group = match.group(groupNum))) # Note: for Python 2.7 compatibility, use ur"" to prefix the regex and u"" to prefix the test string and substitution.

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