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import re regex = re.compile(r"(above|below|title|data[0-9]*|header[0-9]*|caption|above|label[0-9]*) *= +([^{}|\n]+)[^| \n]") test_str = ("{{Infobox\n" " |name = {{subst:PAGENAME}}\n" " |bodystyle = \n\n" " |titlestyle = \n" " |abovestyle = background:#cfc;\n" " |subheaderstyle =\n" " |title = Test Infobox\n" " |above = Above text\n" " |subheader = Subheader above image\n" " |subheader2 = Second subheader\n\n" " |imagestyle = \n" " |captionstyle = \n" " | image = [[File:example.png|200px|alt=Example alt text]]\n" " |caption = Caption displayed below example.png\n\n" " |headerstyle = background:#ccf;\n" " |labelstyle = background:#ddf;\n" " |datastyle = \n\n" " |header1 = Header defined alone\n" " | label1 = \n" " | data1 = \n" " |header2 = \n" " | label2 = Label defined alone does not display (needs data, or is suppressed)\n" " | data2 = \n" " |header3 =\n" " | label3 = \n" " | data3 = Data defined alone\n" " |header4 = All three defined (header, label, data, all with same number)\n" " | label4 = does not display (same number as a header)\n" " | data4 = does not display (same number as a header)\n" " |header5 =\n" " | label5 = Label and data defined (label)\n" " | data5 = Label and data defined (data)\n\n" " |belowstyle = background:#ddf;\n" " |below = Below text\n" "}}\n\n" "{{Infobox\n" " | title = Top level title\n" " | header1 = {{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes\n" " | title = First subsection\n" " | label1= Label 1.1\n" " | data1 = Data 1.1\n" " }}\n" " | header2 = {{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes\n" " | title = Second subsection\n" " | label1= Label 2.1\n" " | data1 = Data 2.1\n" " }}\n" " | belowstyle = \n" " | below = Below text\n" "}}\n\n" "{{Infobox\n" " |name = {{subst:PAGENAME}}\n" " |bodystyle = width:20em\n\n" " |titlestyle = \n" " |title = Test Infobox\n\n" " |headerstyle = \n" " |labelstyle = width:33%\n" " |datastyle = \n\n" " |header1 = \n" " | label1 = Label 1\n" " | data1 = Data 1\n" " |header2 = \n" " | label2 = Label 2\n" " | data2 = Data 2\n" " |header3 = \n" " | label3 = Label 3\n" " | data3 = Data 3\n" " |header4 = Header 4\n" " | label4 = \n" " | data4 = \n" " |header5 = \n" " | label5 = Label 5\n" " | data5 = Data 5: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.\n\n" " |belowstyle = \n" " |below = Below text\n" "}}\n\n\n" "{{Infobox\n" " |name = {{subst:PAGENAME}}\n" " |bodystyle = width:20em\n\n" " |titlestyle = \n" " |title = Test Infobox\n\n" " |headerstyle = \n" " |labelstyle = width:33%\n" " |datastyle = \n\n" " |header1 = \n" " | label1 = Label 1\n" " | data1 = Data 1\n" " |header2 = \n" " | label2 = Label 2\n" " | data2 = Data 2\n" " |header3 = \n" " | label3 = Label 3\n" " | data3 = Data 3\n" " |header4 = Header 4\n" " | label4 = \n" " | data4 = \n" " |header5 = \n" " | label5 = Label 5\n" " | data5 = Data 5: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.\n\n" " |belowstyle = \n" " |below = Below text\n" "}}\n\n\n" "{{Infobox\n" " |name = {{subst:PAGENAME}}\n" " |bodystyle = width:20em\n\n" " |titlestyle = \n" " |title = Test Infobox\n\n" " |headerstyle = \n" " |labelstyle = width:33%\n" " |datastyle = \n\n" " |header1 = \n" " | label1 = Label 1\n" " | data1 = Data 1\n" " |header2 = \n" " | label2 = Label 2\n" " | data2 = Data 2\n" " |header3 = \n" " | label3 = Label 3\n" " | data3 = Data 3\n" " |header4 = Header 4\n" " | label4 = \n" " | data4 = \n" " |header5 = \n" " | label5 = Label 5\n" " | data5 = Data 5: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.\n\n" " |belowstyle = \n" " |below = Below text\n" "}}\n\n\n" "{{Infobox\n" " |name = {{subst:PAGENAME}}\n" " |bodystyle = width:20em\n\n" " |titlestyle = \n" " |title = Test Infobox\n\n" " |headerstyle = \n" " |labelstyle = width:33%\n" " |datastyle = \n\n" " |header1 = \n" " | label1 = Label 1\n" " | data1 = Data 1\n" " |header2 = \n" " | label2 = Label 2\n" " | data2 = Data 2\n" " |header3 = \n" " | label3 = Label 3\n" " | data3 = Data 3\n" " |header4 = Header 4\n" " | label4 = \n" " | data4 = \n" " |header5 = \n" " | label5 = Label 5\n" " | data5 = Data 5: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.\n\n" " |belowstyle = \n" " |below = Below text\n" "}}\n\n\n" "{{Infobox\n" " | headerstyle = background-color:#eee;\n" " | labelstyle = background-color:#eee;\n" " | header1 = Main 1\n" " | header2 = Main 2\n" " | data3 = {{Infobox | subbox = yes\n" " | headerstyle = background-color:#ccc;\n" " | labelstyle = background-color:#ddd;\n" " | header1 = Sub 3-1\n" " | header2 = Sub 3-2\n" " | label3 = Label 3-3 | data3 = Data 3-3\n" " }}\n" " | data4 = {{Infobox | subbox = yes\n" " | labelstyle = background-color:#ccc;\n" " | label1 = Label 4-1 | data1 = Data 4-1\n" " }}\n" " | label5 = Label 5 | data5 = Data 5\n" " | header6 = Main 6\n" "}}\n\n\n" "{{Infobox\n" " | headerstyle = background-color:#eee;\n" " | labelstyle = background-color:#eee;\n" " | header1 = Main 1\n" " | header2 = Main 2\n" " | data3 = {{Infobox | subbox = yes\n" " | headerstyle = background-color:#ccc;\n" " | labelstyle = background-color:#ddd;\n" " | header1 = Sub 3-1\n" " | header2 = Sub 3-2\n" " | label3 = Label 3-3 | data3 = Data 3-3\n" " }}\n" " | data4 = {{Infobox | subbox = yes\n" " | labelstyle = background-color:#ccc;\n" " | label1 = Label 4-1 | data1 = Data 4-1\n" " }}\n" " | label5 = Label 5 | data5 = Data 5\n" " | header6 = Main 6\n" "}}\n\n\n\n") 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