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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"(<.*>)|(<.*\n)") test_str = ("<p><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\"><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\">- $25mm to $50mm near term GLRV opportunity. If approved, they would invest in our commingled\n" "fund.</font></font><br><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\"><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\">- This was another critical step in Investcorp&#39;s investment process. In a\n" "positive sign, they&#39;ve decided to concurrently initiate operational due diligence on us and the GLRV fund/strategy.</font></font><br><font face=\"Helv\"\n" "size=\"2\"><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\">- Overall an excellent, interactive meeting mainly focused on risk modeling and measurement, and how we use our \n" "models/tools throughout the investment process to help source and implement trades; actively allocate risk across sub-strategies; as well as adjust the overall risk\n" "taking in the strategy</font></font></p>\n\n" "MEETING DETAILS:\n" "None Available\n\n" "NOTES:\n" "<p><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\"><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\">- Investcorp is a NY based $10 billion global alternative investments manager with roots and a large\n" "presence in the middle east.</font></font><br><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\"><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\">- They are running ~$2 billion in traditional FoHFs AUM (in\n" "addition to another $2 billion in other custom HF mandates) after closing on their SSARIS Advisors (another FoHFs) acquisition earlier this\n" "year.</font></font><br><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\"><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\">- The consolidation of their portfolio continues following the SSARIS acquisition\n" "and he team is finally ready to allocate to new managers. FI Arb/RV is a space they are interested in again.</font></font><br><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\"><font\n" "face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\">- We have the advantage of being &quot;first in the door&quot; as they assessed the space, since we&#39;ve been talking to them about LRV\n" "since early 2014.</font></font><br><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\"><font face=\"Helv\" size=\"2\">") 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