how to check if an expression is between quotes python code example

Example 1: regex to get items between quotes

(["'])(?:(?=(\\?))\2.)*?\1

Example 2: python get the elements between quotes in string

import re
foo = 'SetVariables "a" "b" "c" '
bar = re.findall('"([^"]*)"', foo)

print(bar)
### ['a", 'b', 'c']