Regex to match digits of specific length
If your regex language is Perl-compatible: \d{15}
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It is difficult to say how handle the edges (so you don't accidentally grab extra digits) without knowing the outer context in which this snippet will be used. The definitive context-independent solution is this:
(?<!\d)\d{15}(?!\d)
You can put this in the middle of any regex and it will match (and only match) a sequence of exactly 15 digits. It is, however, quite awkward, and usually unnecessary. A simpler version that assumes non-alphanumeric boundaries (e.g., whitespace around the digits) is this:
\b\d{15}\b
But it won't work if the letters immediately precede or followed the sequence.
You can generally do ranges as follows:
\d{4,7}
which means a minimum of 4 and maximum of 7 digits. For your particular case, you can use the one-argument variant, \d{15}
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Both of these forms are supported in Python's regular expressions - look for the text {m,n}
at that link.
And keep in mind that \d{15}
will match fifteen digits anywhere in the line, including a 400-digit number. If you want to ensure it only has the fifteen, you use something like:
^\d{15}$
which uses the start and end anchors, or
^\D*\d{15}\D*$
which allows arbitrary non-digits on either side.