import re
regex = re.compile(r"""
£(?:1(?:[0-4](?:[0-9]?(?:[.,][0-9]{1,2})?)?|5(?:[0-4](?:[.,][0-9]{1,2})?|5(?:[.,]00?)?)|[6-9]?(?:[.,][0-9]{1,2})?)?|[2-9][0-9]?(?:[.,][0-9]{1,2})?)(?![.,]?[0-9])
""", flags=re.MULTILINE | re.VERBOSE)
test_str = ("£155.12\n"
"£155\n"
"£1\n"
"£124,44")
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