# coding=utf8
# the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility
import re
regex = r"^(?:\s*Waiting Period)(?:(?:\s{2,})(.*))"
test_str = ("Waiting Period 30 days of employment 30 days of employment 30 days of employment\n"
" Benefit amount Flat $150,000 Flat $100,000 Flat $60,000\n"
" Maximum benefit $150,000 $100,000 $60,000\n"
" Contributions Noncontributory Noncontributory Noncontributory\n"
" Participation requirement 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%\n"
"---\n"
"Benefit amount Flat $40,000 Flat $20,000\n"
" Maximum benefit $40,000 $20,000\n"
" Compulsory coverage Yes Yes\n"
" Contributions Noncontributory Noncontributory\n"
"Waiting Period 30 days of employment 30 days of employment")
matches = re.finditer(regex, test_str, re.MULTILINE)
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