import re
regex = re.compile(r"(?i)\b(?:(?P<g0>1[\W_]*2[\W_]*3[\W_]*4[\W_]*5[\W_]*6[\W_]*7[\W_]*8)|(?P<g1>a[\W_]*s[\W_]*1[\W_]*2[\W_]*3[\W_]*4[\W_]*5[\W_]*6))\b", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = (" sample 123 45 678 text\n"
" sample as123456 text\n"
" sample As123 456\n"
" sample bas123456 text NA\n"
" sample bas123 456ts text")
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