apply regex to string python code example

Example 1: regex in python

# pip install regex
import re
# simple find all
sample = "Nothing lasts... but nothing is lost"
found = re.findall("thing", sample)
print(found)

Example 2: python re.search()

## Search for pattern 'bb' in string 'aabbcc'.
  ## All of the pattern must match, but it may appear anywhere.
  ## On success, match.group() is matched text.
  match = re.search(r'bb', 'aabbcc') # found, match.group() == "bb"
  match = re.search(r'cd', 'aabbcc') # not found, match == None

  ## . = any char but \n
  match = re.search(r'...c', 'aabbcc') # found, match.group() == "abbc"

  ## \d = digit char, \w = word char
  match = re.search(r'\d\d\d', 'p123g') # found, match.group() == "123"
  match = re.search(r'\w\w\w', '@@abcd!!') # found, match.group() == "abc"

Example 3: regex in python

>>> import re
>>> p = re.compile('ab*')
>>> p
re.compile('ab*')