# coding=utf8
# the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility
import re
regex = (r"/\*\n?\r?\n"
r"(?: \* ©20\d{2}.*\n?\r?)\n"
r"(?: \*(?:.*\n?\r?))+\n"
r" \*/")
test_str = ("/*\n"
" * ©2012 <!-- start slipsum code -->\n"
" *\n"
" * Do you see any Teletubbies in here? Do you see a slender plastic tag clipped to my shirt with my name printed on it? Do you see a little Asian child with a blank expression on his face\n"
" * sitting outside on a mechanical helicopter that shakes when you put quarters in it? No? Well, that's what you see at a toy store. And you must think you're in a toy store, because you're here shopping for an infant named Jeb.\n"
" * <!-- end slipsum code -->\n"
" */\n\n"
"/*\n"
" * ©2021 <!-- start slipsum code -->\n"
" *\n"
" * Do you see any Teletubbies in here? Do you see a slender plastic tag clipped to my shirt with my name printed on it? Do you see a little Asian child with a blank expression on his face\n"
" * sitting outside on a mechanical helicopter that shakes when you put quarters in it? No? Well, that's what you see at a toy store. And you must think you're in a toy store, because you're here shopping for an infant named Jeb.\n"
" * <!-- end slipsum code -->\n"
" */")
matches = re.finditer(regex, test_str, re.MULTILINE)
for matchNum, match in enumerate(matches, start=1):
print ("Match {matchNum} was found at {start}-{end}: {match}".format(matchNum = matchNum, start = match.start(), end = match.end(), match = match.group()))
for groupNum in range(0, len(match.groups())):
groupNum = groupNum + 1
print ("Group {groupNum} found at {start}-{end}: {group}".format(groupNum = groupNum, start = match.start(groupNum), end = match.end(groupNum), group = match.group(groupNum)))
# Note: for Python 2.7 compatibility, use ur"" to prefix the regex and u"" to prefix the test string and substitution.
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Python, please visit: https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html