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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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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

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import re regex = re.compile(r"(?<=m)(2|3)") test_str = ("superscript\n" "(?<=m)(2|3)\n" "®|™\n" "(?<=\\d)(de|ème)\n" "REF\n" "\\d{6}/(D|T|X)\n" "REF2\n" "\\d{3}/(D|T|X)\n" "REF3\n" "\\d{6}(?-)\n" "VET\n" "garantie[^\\r\\n]+jaar\n" "Fraction\n" "\\b1/2\\b\n\n" "PARQUET STRATIFIE ‘MEGALOFT’\n" "Différents motifs \n" "Longueur 1286mm x largeur \n" "194mm \n" "10000kcal/u\n" "25mm2\n" "10dm3 10dm3/u\n" "1000m3/u\n" "850l/u\n" "1000m3/h\n" "850l/h\n" "1,99m2/pak\n" "1,33m3\n" "1,25m2\n" "25kg \n" "700559/D\n" "1,59m3/pak\n" "1,996m2/paquet\n" "700496-123566-123/D\n" "1,996m2/paquet\n" "123566-123/D\n" "1,99m2 en 199m3/h\n" "135234-123/D\n\n\n" "Gerst 004729/D\n" "Schors 058157/D\n" "Ø 30/60 x H230cm\n" "Polyester doek 280gr/m2\n" "Crossover®-ontstekingssysteem\n" "™ Toelatingsnr: 3001B\n" "32/38mm slang\n" "ZANDFILTERKIT 10m3/u\n" "Debiet 1,2m2/u\n" "Zinklaag: 180-250gr/m2\n" "2de handgreep\n" "2ème poignon\n" "Garantie 25 jaar\n" "10 jaar waarborg\n" "Maaihoogteregeling 20-75mm\n\n\n" "Gerst 004729/D\n" "Schors 058157/D\n" "Ø 30/60 x H230cm\n" "Polyester doek 280gr/m2\n" "Crossover®-ontstekingssysteem\n" "™ Toelatingsnr: 3001B\n" "32/38mm slang\n" "ZANDFILTERKIT 10m3/u\n" "Debiet 1,2m2/u\n" "Zinklaag: 180-250gr/m2\n" "2de handgreep\n" "2ème poignon\n" "garantie 25 jaar\n" "garantie 25 jaar\n" "Garantie 25 ans jar\n" "Jaar Garantie 25 \n" "25 jaar garantie\n" "10 jaar waarborg\n" "Maaihoogteregeling 20-75mm\n" "1/2\n" "®\n" "541358/9/60\n" "541358-12-12/D\n" "541358-123-123/D\n" "541358-1234-1234/D\n" "541358-12345-12345/D\n" "541358-123456-123456/D") 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