python3 regex lazy group code example
Example: regular expression syntax python
1. A fixed string -> abc123
2. Arbitrary repetition -> a*b ( "*" means that you can have an arbitrary
number (possibly 0) of the previous char
3. Repeat character at least once -> a+b
4. Repeat character at most once -> a?b
5. Repeat a character a fixed number of timers -> a{5}
6. Repeat a pattern a fixed number of times -> (a*b){3}
7. Repeat a character or pattern a variable number of times -> a{2,4}
8. Choice of several characters -> [ab]c
9. Arbitrary mixture of several characters -> [ab]*c
10. Ranges of characters -> [A-H][a-z]*
11. Characters OTHER than particular one -> [^AB]
12. Choice of several expressions -> Dr|Mr|Ms|Mrs
13. Nesting expressions -> ([A-Z][a-z][0-9])*
14. Start of a line -> ^ab
15. End of a line -> ab$
1. Special characters -> \[
2. Any charactter 'except' newline -> .
3. Nongreedy evaluation -> <.*>?
4. Whitespace -> \s