regex101: Python Match Workspace

Pro

Group 1(\d+:\d+:\d+)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

\+the literal + (43₁₀ / 53₈ / 2B₁₆)

running the literal text running (case sensitive)

Group 2(\w+)

\w+a Unicode word character, repeated at least once

Non-Capturing Group(?:(?:.(?!\d+:\d+:\d+))*\n(\d+:\d+:\d+) \-running)?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

Non-Capturing Group(?:.(?!\d+:\d+:\d+))*

*repeats the group contents below any number of times:

.any Unicode character

Negative Lookahead(?!\d+:\d+:\d+)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

\na line-feed (newline) character (ASCII 10)

Group 3(\d+:\d+:\d+)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

:the literal : (58₁₀ / 72₈ / 3A₁₆)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

the literal (32₁₀ / 40₈ / 20₁₆)

\-the literal - (45₁₀ / 55₈ / 2D₁₆)

runningthe literal text running (case sensitive)

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

m modifier: multiline. Causes ^ and $ to match the start and end of each line, not only the start and end of the string

s modifier: single line. Allows a dot to match line terminators

25 tokens

Regular Expression

(\d+:\d+:\d+) \+running (\w+)(?:(?:.(?!\d+:\d+:\d+))*\n(\d+:\d+:\d+) \-running)?

00:00:00 +running A
dummy data
00:00:01 -running
00:00:02 +running B
dummy data
00:00:03 +running B
00:00:04 -running
00:00:05 +running C
dummy data
00:00:06 -running
00:00:07 +running D
10:00:08 -running

Substitution

00:00:00 +running A
dummy data
00:00:01 -running
00:00:02 +running B
dummy data
00:00:03 +running B
00:00:04 -running
00:00:05 +running C
dummy data
00:00:06 -running
00:00:07 +running D
10:00:08 -running