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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]
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    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
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    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
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    \D
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    \w
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    (?:...)
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    (...)
  • 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
    ^
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    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
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# coding=utf8 # the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility import re regex = r"(?siU)var tc = '([a-zA-Z0-9]*)'(?:.*)_token\": \"([\w]*)\"(?:.*)slice\(([\d,]*)\)" test_str = ("\n" "<!DOCTYPE html>\n" "<html lang=\"en\">\n" "<head>\n" " <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n" " <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n" " <link rel=\"shortcut icon\" type=\"image/x-icon\" href=\"https://123moviesplayer.com/public/images/favicon.png\">\n" " <meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex\">\n" " <title>The Good Doctor - PutStream</title>\n" " <meta name=\"title\" content=\"The Good Doctor - PutStream\"/>\n" " <meta name=\"description\" content=\" - PutStream\"/>\n" " <meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Good Doctor - PutStream\"/>\n" " <meta property=\"og:description\" content=\" - PutStream\"/>\n" " <meta property=\"og:keywords\" content=\" - PutStream\"/>\n" " <meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\"/>\n" " <meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"650\"/>\n" " <meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"\"/>\n" " \n\n" " <link href=\"https://123moviesplayer.com/dsPlayer/player.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n" " <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js\"></script>\n\n" " \n\n\n" "<script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"//puntoenun.site/rm4hSvDnGTSHIK8G/14151\"></script>\n" "<script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"//d10lv7w3g0jvk9.cloudfront.net/?gwvld=813639\"></script>\n\n\n\n" " \n" "</head>\n" "<body>\n\n\n\n\n" "<div class=\"custom_loading_sign\">\n" " <img src=\"https://123images.co/curved-bars.svg\" alt=\"\">\n" "</div>\n" "<style>\n" ".custom_loading_sign {background: #000 none repeat scroll 0 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; position: fixed; right: 0; text-align: center; top: 0; z-index: 99; }\n" ".custom_loading_sign img {margin-top: -50px; margin-left: -50px; position: absolute; top: 50%; width: 100px; }\n" ".cantskip {\n" " bottom: 0%;\n" " position: absolute;\n" " right: 0%;\n" "}\n" ".adtimes {\n" " bottom: 0%;\n" " position: absolute;\n" " left: 20%;\n" "}\n" "#timer {\n" " right: 5px;\n" " position: absolute;\n" " color: white;\n" "}\n" "</style>\n\n\n\n\n\n" "<iframe sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-scripts allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" id=\"openloadIframe\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;\" src=\"\"></iframe>\n\n" "<div class=\"player_area\">\n" " <div id=\"player\">\n" " \n" " </div>\n" " \n" " \n" "</div>\n\n\n\n\n" "<script data-cfasync=\"false\">\n\n\n" "function openNew(links,mirror){\n" " if(!mirror){ mirror = 'mirror4';}\n" " $('.checkresume.clear').remove();\n" " addRemoveClas(mirror);\n" " $(\"div\").removeClass(\"player_area\");\n" " $('#openloadIframe').attr('src', links);\n" "}\n\n" "function addRemoveClas(miror){\n" " $(\".alternativer ul li\").removeClass('select-hold');\n" " $(\".alternativer ul li[data-value='\"+miror+\"']\").addClass('select-hold');\n" "}\n\n\n\n" "function initializLinks(put_links){\n" " \n" " if(put_links[0] != -1){\n" " openNew(put_links[0].file,'mirror1');\n" " }else if(put_links[1] != -1){\n" " openNew(put_links[1].file,'mirror2');\n" " }else if(put_links[2] != -1){\n" " openNew(put_links[2].file,'mirror3');\n" " }else if(put_links[3] != -1){\n" " openNew(put_links[3].file,'mirror4');\n" " }else if(put_links[4] != -1){\n" " openNew(put_links[4].file,'mirror5');\n" " }else{\n" " alert(\"no source available. please try after sometime!!\");\n" " }\n" "}\n\n\n\n\n" "function initializePlayer(links){\n" " var put_links= [];\n" " var opn = false;\n" " var mirros = [];\n" " var cn = 0;\n" " var links = jQuery.parseJSON(links);\n" " if(links.length!=0){\n" " for (i = 0; i < links.length; ++i) {\n" " var getLinks = links[i];\n" " \n" " if (getLinks.trim()) {\n" " //console.log(getLinks);\n" " \n" " if (/gounlimited/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" " var singleSrc={};\n" " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" " singleSrc.label='gounlimited';\n" " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" " }else if (/\\/vid\\//i.test(getLinks)) {\n" " var singleSrc={};\n" " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" " singleSrc.label='vid';\n" " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" " }else if (/\\/vid1\\//i.test(getLinks)) {\n" " var singleSrc={};\n" " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" " singleSrc.label='vid1';\n" " singleSrc.type='hls';\n" " singleSrc.default=false;\n" " }else if (/onlystream/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" " var singleSrc={};\n" " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" " singleSrc.label='onlystream';\n" " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" " }else if (/vcstream/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" " var singleSrc={};\n" " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" " singleSrc.label='vcstream';\n" " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" " }else if (/mightyupload/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" " var singleSrc={};\n" " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" " singleSrc.label='mightyupload';\n" " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" " }else if (/upstream/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" " var singleSrc={};\n" " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" " singleSrc.label='upstream';\n" " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" " }else if (/hqq.tv/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" " var singleSrc={};\n" " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" " singleSrc.label='hqqtv';\n" " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" " }else if (/mightyupload/i.test(getLinks)) {\n" " var singleSrc={};\n" " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" " singleSrc.label='mightyupload';\n" " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" " }else {\n" " var singleSrc={};\n" " singleSrc.file=links[i];\n" " singleSrc.label='gl';\n" " singleSrc.type='mp4';\n" " \n" " }\n" " if(singleSrc == -1){\n" " mirros[i+1] = -1;\n" " put_links[cn] = -1; cn++;\n" " }else{\n" " put_links.push(singleSrc);\n" " mirros[i+1] = cn; cn++;\n" " }\n" " \n" " }else{\n" " mirros[i+1] = -1;\n" " put_links[cn] = -1; cn++;\n" " }\n" " \n" " }\n" " }\n" " \n" " \n" " if(opn){\n" " //openNew(opn,'mirror1');\n" " }else{\n" " initializLinks(put_links);\n" " }\n" "}\n\n" "$(document).ready(function(){\n" " $('.custom_loading_sign').hide();\n" " // $('.adtimes').hide();\n" " linksgeter();\n" " \n" " });\n" " \n" "function linksgeter(){\n\n" " //$('.adtimes').show();\n" " //$('.app-download').hide();\n" " //$('.skipads').hide();\n" " \n" " // document.getElementById('timer').innerHTML = 00 + \":\" + 30;\n" " /// startTimer();\n" " \n" " //$('.cantskip').hide();\n" " //$('#`player1`').hide();\n" " //$('#adshow').hide();\n" " $('#openloadIframe').show();\n" " $('.player_area').show();\n" " //$('.alternativer').height($('.alternativer ul').height()); \n" " $('.custom_loading_sign').show();\n" " var tc = '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';\n" " $.ajax({ \n" " type: \"POST\", url: \"https://123moviesplayer.com/decoding_v3.php\", \n" " headers: { 'x-token': _tsd_tsd_ds(tc)},\n" " data: {\n" " 'tokenCode': tc,\n" " \"_token\": \"lV3wAUeCfrSK80dAP3N2ge2pojJJrOcrjrWl2o9C\",\n" " }, \n" " success: function(put_links) {\n" " $('.custom_loading_sign').hide();\n" " initializePlayer(put_links);\n" " } \n" " });\n\n" "}\n\n" "function _tsd_tsd_ds(s) { var _76x80l = s;var _61rxx129 = _76x80l.slice(9,28);var _520fx33 = _39x759d(_61rxx129); var _1x70n = _O88xO4(_520fx33); return _12vx90(_1x70n) + \"28\"+\"939459\"; } function _39x759d(s){return s.split(\"\");}function _O88xO4(r){return r.reverse();}function _12vx90(n){return n.join(\"\");}</script>\n\n\n\n" "<style>\n" "body,html{background-color: #000;}\n" ".player_area {bottom: 0 !important; left: 0; position: absolute; right: 0; top: 0; }\n" ".jwplayer.jw-flag-aspect-mode {height: 100% !important; }\n" ".jwplayer#player, body .jw-error {height: 100% !important; width: 100% !important; }\n" ".jw-icon.jw-icon-tooltip.jw-icon-cc.jw-reset.jw-hidden {display: inline-block !important; }\n" "</style>\n\n\n\n\n" "<!-- upload custome subtitles -->\n" "<script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https://123moviesplayer.com/dsPlayer/dropzone.js\"></script>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n" "<script data-cfasync=\"false\">\n" "$(\"<div class='alternativer'></div>\").appendTo($(\"body\"));\n" "$(\".alternativer\").html('<span></span><ul><li class=\"select-hold\" data-value=\"mirror1\" onclick=\"changeSource(\\'mirror1\\'); return false\">Mirror 1</li><li class=\"\" data-value=\"mirror2\" onclick=\"changeSource(\\'mirror2\\'); return false\">Mirror 2</li><li class=\"\" data-value=\"mirror3\" onclick=\"changeSource(\\'mirror3\\'); return false\">Mirror 3</li><li class=\"\" data-value=\"mirror4\" onclick=\"changeSource(\\'mirror4\\'); return false\">Mirror 4</li><li class=\"\" data-value=\"mirror5\" onclick=\"changeSource(\\'mirror5\\'); return false\">Mirror 5</li></ul>');\n\n" "if($(\"iframe\").length==0) {\n" " $(\".alternativer ul\").fadeIn()\n" "}else $(\".alternativer\").css( { right:4,top:16 });\n\n" "$(\".alternativer span\").click(function(){\n" " $(\".alternativer ul\").fadeToggle()\n" "}\n" ");\n" "$(\".vjs-tech\").click(function() {\n" " $('.alternativer ul').hide();\n" "}\n" ");\n" "$(\".vjs-poster\").click(function() {\n" " $('.alternativer ul').hide();\n" "}\n" ");\n" "$('.alternativer ul li').click(function() {\n" " $(\"*\").removeClass(\"select-hold\");\n" " $(this).addClass('select-hold')\n" "}\n" ");\n" "function changeSource(sourceIndex){\n" " var currentmovieHerf='https://123moviesplayer.com/show/the-good-doctor/03-13?src='+sourceIndex;\n" " window.location.replace(currentmovieHerf); return false;\n" "}\n\n" "$(document).ready(function(){\n" " //$('.alternativer').height($('.alternativer ul').height()); \n" "});\n" "</script>\n" "<style>\n" ".alternativer ul li:hover, .alternativer ul li.select-hold {color: red; }\n" ".alternativer {max-height: 160px; position: absolute; right: 15px; bottom: 225px; width: 110px; z-index: 999999 !important; }\n" ".alternativer span {background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) none repeat scroll 0 0; border-radius: 0; box-shadow: 0 0 3px 1px #cfcbcb; cursor: pointer; display: block; float: right; height: 100%; opacity: 1; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 15px; z-index: 99; }\n" ".alternativer ul {background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) none repeat scroll 0 0; color: #979797; float: left; font-size: 13px; left: 0; list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 145px; }\n" ".alternativer ul li {border-bottom: 1px solid red; border-radius: 0; box-sizing: border-box; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0; max-height: 36px; opacity: 0.9; padding: 5px 10px; text-align: left; width: 100%; }\n" ".alternativer span::before {color: red; content: \">\"; display: block; font-size: 12px; height: 10px; left: 1px; margin-top: -6px; opacity: 1; position: absolute; top: 50%; width: 100%; }\n" ".vjs-control-bar{z-index: 99999999999999999999;}\n" "</style>\n" " \n" " <!-- Histats.com START (aync)-->\n" "<script type=\"text/javascript\">var _Hasync= _Hasync|| [];\n" "_Hasync.push(['Histats.start', '1,2793971,4,0,0,0,00010000']);\n" "_Hasync.push(['Histats.fasi', '1']);\n" "_Hasync.push(['Histats.track_hits', '']);\n" "(function() {\n" "var hs = document.createElement('script'); hs.type = 'text/javascript'; hs.async = true;\n" "hs.src = ('//s10.histats.com/js15_as.js');\n" "(document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(hs);\n" "})();</script> \n\n\n" " <!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->\n" "<script async src=\"https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-153655914-1\"></script>\n" "<script>\n" " window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\n" " function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\n" " gtag('js', new Date());\n\n" " gtag('config', 'UA-153655914-1');\n" "</script>\n\n" " \n\n\n\n" "</body>\n" "</html>") 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.

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