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  • All 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"(?<=\+)[0-9\-]*", flags=re.MULTILINE) test_str = ("/+1-541-754-3010 156 Alphand_St. <J Steeve>\n" " 133, Green, Rd. <E Kustur> NY-56423 ;+1-541-914-3010\n" "+1-541-984-3012 <P Reed> /PO Box 530; Pollocksville, NC-28573\n" " :+1-321-512-2222 <Paul Dive> Sequoia Alley PQ-67209\n" "+1-741-984-3090 <Peter Reedgrave> _Chicago\n" " :+1-921-333-2222 <Anna Stevens> Haramburu_Street AA-67209\n" "+1-111-544-8973 <Peter Pan> LA\n" " +1-921-512-2222 <Wilfrid Stevens> Wild Street AA-67209\n" "<Peter Gone> LA ?+1-121-544-8974 \n" " <R Steell> Quora Street AB-47209 +1-481-512-2222\n" "<Arthur Clarke> San Antonio $+1-121-504-8974 TT-45120\n" " <Ray Chandler> Teliman Pk. !+1-681-512-2222! AB-47209,\n" "<Sophia Loren> +1-421-674-8974 Bern TP-46017\n" " <Peter O'Brien> High Street +1-908-512-2222; CC-47209\n" "<Anastasia> +48-421-674-8974 Via Quirinal Roma\n" " <P Salinger> Main Street, +1-098-512-2222, Denver\n" "<C Powel> *+19-421-674-8974 Chateau des Fosses Strasbourg F-68000\n" " <Bernard Deltheil> +1-498-512-2222; Mount Av. Eldorado\n" "+1-099-500-8000 <Peter Crush> Labrador Bd.\n" " +1-931-512-4855 <William Saurin> Bison Street CQ-23071\n" "<P Salinge> Main Street, +1-098-512-2222, Denve\n" "<P Salinge> Main Street, +1-098-512-2222, Denve\n" "/+5-541-754-3010 156 Alphandria_Street. <Jr Part>\n" " 1333, Green, Road <F Fulgur> NW-46423 ;+6-541-914-3010!\n" "+5-541-984-3012 <Peter Reeves> /PO Box 5300; Albertville, SC-28573\n" " :+5-321-512-2222 <Paulo Divino> Boulder Alley ZQ-87209\n" "+3-741-984-3090 <F Flanaghan> _Chicago Av.\n" " :+3-921-333-2222 <Roland Scorsini> Bellevue_Street DA-67209\n" "+8-111-544-8973 <Laurence Pantow> SA\n" " +8-921-512-2222 <Raymond Stevenson> Joly Street EE-67209\n" "<John Freeland> Mantow ?+2-121-544-8974 \n" " <Robert Mitch> Eleonore Street QB-87209 +2-481-512-2222?\n" "<Arthur Paternos> San Antonio $+7-121-504-8974 TT-45121\n" " <Ray Charles> Stevenson Pk. !+7-681-512-2222! CB-47209,\n" "<JP Gorce> +9-421-674-8974 New-Bern TP-16017\n" " <P McDon> Revolution Street +2-908-512-2222; PP-47209\n" "<Elizabeth Corber> +8-421-674-8974 Via Papa Roma\n" " <C Saborn> Main Street, +15-098-512-2222, Boulder\n" "<Colin Marshall> *+9-421-674-8974 Edinburgh UK\n" " <Bernard Povit> +3-498-512-2222; Hill Av. Cameron\n" "+12-099-500-8000 <Pete Highman> Ontario Bd.\n" " +8-931-512-4855 <W Mount> Oxford Street CQ-23071\n" "<Donald Drinkaw> Moon Street, +3-098-512-2222, Peterville") 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