regex101: Python Match Workspace

1st Alternative(?x) # set flag to allow verbose regex ([A-ZÄÖÜ]\.)+ # abbrevations including ÄÖÜ

(?x)applies the following effective flags to the remainder of the pattern: gx

x modifier: extended. Ignores unescaped whitespace and comments outside character classes

Comment: set flag to allow verbose regex

Group 1([A-ZÄÖÜ]\.)+

+repeats the group contents below at least once:

Character Class[A-ZÄÖÜ]

A-Zone character from A (65₁₀) to Z (90₁₀) (case sensitive)

Äthe literal Ä (196₁₀ / 304₈ / C4₁₆) (case sensitive)

Öthe literal Ö (214₁₀ / 326₈ / D6₁₆) (case sensitive)

Üthe literal Ü (220₁₀ / 334₈ / DC₁₆) (case sensitive)

\.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

Comment: abbrevations including ÄÖÜ

2nd Alternative\d+([.,]\d+)?([€$%])? # numbers, allowing commas as seperators and € as currency

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

Group 2([.,]\d+)?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

Character Class[.,]

.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

,the literal , (44₁₀ / 54₈ / 2C₁₆)

\d+a Unicode decimal digit, repeated at least once

Group 3([€$%])?

?repeats the group contents below at most once:

Character Class[€$%]

€the literal € (8364₁₀ / 20254₈ / 20AC₁₆)

$the literal $ (36₁₀ / 44₈ / 24₁₆)

%the literal % (37₁₀ / 45₈ / 25₁₆)

Comment: numbers, allowing commas as seperators and € as currency

3rd Alternative[\wäöü]+ # matches normal words

Character Class[\wäöü]+

+matches at least one character from the set below:

\wa Unicode word character

äthe literal ä (228₁₀ / 344₈ / E4₁₆) (case sensitive)

öthe literal ö (246₁₀ / 366₈ / F6₁₆) (case sensitive)

üthe literal ü (252₁₀ / 374₈ / FC₁₆) (case sensitive)

Comment: matches normal words

4th Alternative\.\.\. # ellipsis

\.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

Comment: ellipsis

5th Alternative[][.,;\"'?():-_'!] # matches special characters including !

Character Class[][.,;\"'?():-_'!]

]the literal ] (93₁₀ / 135₈ / 5D₁₆)

[the literal [ (91₁₀ / 133₈ / 5B₁₆)

.the literal . (46₁₀ / 56₈ / 2E₁₆)

,the literal , (44₁₀ / 54₈ / 2C₁₆)

;the literal ; (59₁₀ / 73₈ / 3B₁₆)

\"the literal " (34₁₀ / 42₈ / 22₁₆)

'the literal ' (39₁₀ / 47₈ / 27₁₆)

?the literal ? (63₁₀ / 77₈ / 3F₁₆)

(the literal ( (40₁₀ / 50₈ / 28₁₆)

)the literal ) (41₁₀ / 51₈ / 29₁₆)

:-_one character from : (58₁₀) to _ (95₁₀)

'the literal ' (39₁₀ / 47₈ / 27₁₆)

!the literal ! (33₁₀ / 41₈ / 21₁₆)

Comment: matches special characters including !

Global pattern flags

g modifier: global. Finds all matches instead of stopping after the first

Search reference

Regular Expression

(?x) # set flag to allow verbose regex
([A-ZÄÖÜ]\.)+  # abbrevations including ÄÖÜ
|\d+([.,]\d+)?([€$%])? # numbers, allowing commas as seperators and € as currency
|[\wäöü]+ # matches normal words
|\.\.\. # ellipsis
|[][.,;\"'?():-_'!] # matches special characters including !

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