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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
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  • Meta Sequences
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  • Flags/Modifiers
  • Substitution
  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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# coding=utf8 # the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility import re regex = r"&#8212;</span> (.+?) <a.+?href=\"(.+?)\">CH(.+?)<.+?/>(.+?) <" test_str = ("\n" "<!DOCTYPE html>\n" "<html lang=\"en-US\">\n" "<head>\n" "<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n" "<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\n" "<title>HDSTREAMS.CLUB &#8211; Watch Soccer, NBA, NFL, Racing and Fighting Games Live</title>\n" "<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fonts.googleapis.com' />\n" "<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s.w.org' />\n" "<link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application/rss+xml\" title=\"HDSTREAMS.CLUB &raquo; Feed\" href=\"http://hdstreams.club/feed/\" />\n" "<link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application/rss+xml\" title=\"HDSTREAMS.CLUB &raquo; Comments Feed\" href=\"http://hdstreams.club/comments/feed/\" />\n" " <script type=\"text/javascript\">\n" " window._wpemojiSettings = {\"baseUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/s.w.org\\/images\\/core\\/emoji\\/12.0.0-1\\/72x72\\/\",\"ext\":\".png\",\"svgUrl\":\"https:\\/\\/s.w.org\\/images\\/core\\/emoji\\/12.0.0-1\\/svg\\/\",\"svgExt\":\".svg\",\"source\":{\"concatemoji\":\"http:\\/\\/hdstreams.club\\/wp-includes\\/js\\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=5.3.2\"}};\n" " !function(e,a,t){var r,n,o,i,p=a.createElement(\"canvas\"),s=p.getContext&&p.getContext(\"2d\");function c(e,t){var a=String.fromCharCode;s.clearRect(0,0,p.width,p.height),s.fillText(a.apply(this,e),0,0);var r=p.toDataURL();return s.clearRect(0,0,p.width,p.height),s.fillText(a.apply(this,t),0,0),r===p.toDataURL()}function l(e){if(!s||!s.fillText)return!1;switch(s.textBaseline=\"top\",s.font=\"600 32px Arial\",e){case\"flag\":return!c([127987,65039,8205,9895,65039],[127987,65039,8203,9895,65039])&&(!c([55356,56826,55356,56819],[55356,56826,8203,55356,56819])&&!c([55356,57332,56128,56423,56128,56418,56128,56421,56128,56430,56128,56423,56128,56447],[55356,57332,8203,56128,56423,8203,56128,56418,8203,56128,56421,8203,56128,56430,8203,56128,56423,8203,56128,56447]));case\"emoji\":return!c([55357,56424,55356,57342,8205,55358,56605,8205,55357,56424,55356,57340],[55357,56424,55356,57342,8203,55358,56605,8203,55357,56424,55356,57340])}return!1}function d(e){var t=a.createElement(\"script\");t.src=e,t.defer=t.type=\"text/javascript\",a.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0].appendChild(t)}for(i=Array(\"flag\",\"emoji\"),t.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},o=0;o<i.length;o++)t.supports[i[o]]=l(i[o]),t.supports.everything=t.supports.everything&&t.supports[i[o]],\"flag\"!==i[o]&&(t.supports.everythingExceptFlag=t.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&t.supports[i[o]]);t.supports.everythingExceptFlag=t.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!t.supports.flag,t.DOMReady=!1,t.readyCallback=function(){t.DOMReady=!0},t.supports.everything||(n=function(){t.readyCallback()},a.addEventListener?(a.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",n,!1),e.addEventListener(\"load\",n,!1)):(e.attachEvent(\"onload\",n),a.attachEvent(\"onreadystatechange\",function(){\"complete\"===a.readyState&&t.readyCallback()})),(r=t.source||{}).concatemoji?d(r.concatemoji):r.wpemoji&&r.twemoji&&(d(r.twemoji),d(r.wpemoji)))}(window,document,window._wpemojiSettings);\n" " </script>\n" " <style type=\"text/css\">\n" "img.wp-smiley,\n" "img.emoji {\n" " display: inline !important;\n" " border: none !important;\n" " box-shadow: none !important;\n" " height: 1em !important;\n" " width: 1em !important;\n" " margin: 0 .07em !important;\n" " vertical-align: -0.1em !important;\n" " background: none !important;\n" " padding: 0 !important;\n" "}\n" "</style>\n" " <link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css' href='http://hdstreams.club/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=5.3.2' type='text/css' media='all' />\n" "<link rel='stylesheet' id='pkhosting-fonts-css' href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Playball%3A400%2C700%2C900%7CPoppins%3A300%2C400%2C500%2C600%2C700%7CLato%3A100%2C100i%2C300%2C300i%2C400%2C400i%2C700%2C700i%2C900%2C900i%7CMontserrat%3A400%2C700&#038;subset=latin%2Clatin-ext' type='text/css' media='all' />\n" "<link rel='stylesheet' id='bootstrap_style_min-css' href='http://hdstreams.club/wp-content/themes/pkhosting/css/bootstrap.min.css?ver=5.3.2' type='text/css' media='all' />\n" "<link rel='stylesheet' id='pkhosting-style-css' href='http://hdstreams.club/wp-content/themes/pkhosting/style.css?ver=5.3.2' type='text/css' media='all' />\n" "<link rel='stylesheet' id='font-awesome-min-css' href='http://hdstreams.club/wp-content/themes/pkhosting/css/font-awesome.min.css?ver=5.3.2' type='text/css' media='all' />\n" "<link rel='stylesheet' id='animate_min-css' href='http://hdstreams.club/wp-content/themes/pkhosting/css/animate.min.css?ver=5.3.2' type='text/css' media='all' />\n" "<script type='text/javascript' src='http://hdstreams.club/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.12.4-wp'></script>\n" "<script type='text/javascript' src='http://hdstreams.club/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=1.4.1'></script>\n" "<script type='text/javascript' src='http://hdstreams.club/wp-content/themes/pkhosting/js/bootstrap.js?ver=5.3.2'></script>\n" "<script type='text/javascript' src='http://hdstreams.club/wp-content/themes/pkhosting/js/jquery.smartmenus.min.js?ver=5.3.2'></script>\n" "<link rel='https://api.w.org/' href='http://hdstreams.club/wp-json/' />\n" "<link rel=\"EditURI\" type=\"application/rsd+xml\" title=\"RSD\" href=\"http://hdstreams.club/xmlrpc.php?rsd\" />\n" "<link rel=\"wlwmanifest\" type=\"application/wlwmanifest+xml\" href=\"http://hdstreams.club/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml\" /> \n" "<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"WordPress 5.3.2\" />\n" "<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http://hdstreams.club/\" />\n" "<link rel='shortlink' href='http://hdstreams.club/' />\n" "<link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application/json+oembed\" href=\"http://hdstreams.club/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdstreams.club%2F\" />\n" "<link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/xml+oembed\" href=\"http://hdstreams.club/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdstreams.club%2F&#038;format=xml\" />\n\n" " <style type=\"text/css\">\n" " </style>\n\n" "<style type=\"text/css\">.recentcomments a{display:inline !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;}</style><script type=\"text/javascript\">var _gaq = _gaq || [];_gaq.push([\"_setAccount\", \"UA-133782126-8\"]);_gaq.push([\"_trackPageview\"]);(function() {var ga = document.createElement(\"script\"); ga.type = \"text/javascript\"; ga.async = true;ga.src = (\"https:\" == document.location.protocol ? \"https://ssl\" : \"http://www\") + \".google-analytics.com/ga.js\";var s = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);})();</script></head>\n\n" "<body class=\"home page-template-default page page-id-5\">\n" "<div class=\"wrapper\">\n" " <header>\n" " <div class=\"clearfix\"></div>\n" " <div class=\"pk-main-nav\">\n" " <div class=\"container\">\n" " <div class=\"row\">\n" " <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-3\">\n" " <div class=\"navbar-header\">\n" " <!-- Logo -->\n" " \n" " <a class=\"navbar-brand\" href=\"http://hdstreams.club/\"><span class=\"site-title\">HDSTREAMS.CLUB</span>\n" " <br>\n" " <span class=\"site-description\">Watch Soccer, NBA, NFL, Racing and Fighting Games Live</span> \n" " </a> \n" " \n" " <!-- Logo -->\n" " </div>\n" " </div>\n" " <div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-9 main-menu\" >\n" " <nav class=\"navbar navbar-default navbar-static-top navbar-wp\">\n" " <!-- navbar-toggle -->\n" " <button type=\"button\" class=\"navbar-toggle collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#navbar-wp\"> <span class=\"sr-only\"></span> <span class=\"icon-bar\"></span> <span class=\"icon-bar\"></span> <span class=\"icon-bar\"></span> </button>\n" " <!-- /navbar-toggle --> \n" " <!-- Navigation -->\n" " \n" " <div class=\"collapse navbar-collapse\" id=\"navbar-wp\">\n" " \n" " </div>\n" " <!-- /Navigation -->\n" " </nav>\n" " </div>\n" " </div>\n" " </div>\n" " </div>\n" " </header>\n" " <!-- #masthead --> \n\n" "<main id=\"content\">\n" " <div class=\"container\">\n" " <div class=\"row\">\n" " <div class=\"col-lg-9 col-md-9\">\n" " <div class=\"single-content-container\">\n" " <div class=\"row\">\n" " <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n" " <div class=\"page-content\">\n" " <h1>Today&#8217;s Schedule</h1> \n" " \n" "<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">Saturday 28 </span></span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">December 2019</span></h1>\n\n\n\n" "<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #993300;\">Schedule Time is IST 05:30</span></h2>\n\n\n" "<p>01:15 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Soccer &#8212;</span> Wolves Vs Manchester City NBCSN <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch1.php\">CH1</a> EN<br />01:15 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Soccer &#8212;</span> Dundee United Vs Dundee FC BT Sport 2 <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch2.php\">CH2</a> EN<br />03:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Cleveland Cavaliers Vs Boston Celtics NBA TV <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch4.php\">CH4</a> EN<br />05:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Oklahoma City Thunder Vs Charlotte Hornets FOX SPORTS OKLAHOMA <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch3.php\">CH3</a> EN<br />05:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Philadelphia 76ers Vs Orlando Magic NBA TV <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch4.php\">CH4</a> EN<br />06:00 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Milwaukee Bucks Vs Atlanta Hawks FOX SPORTS WISCONSIN <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch5.php\">CH5</a> EN<br />06:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Indiana Pacers Vs Miami Heat FOX SPORTS SUN <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch6.php\">CH6</a> EN<br />09:00 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Phoenix Suns Vs Golden State Warriors NBA TV <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch4.php\">CH4</a> EN<br />18:00 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Soccer &#8212;</span> Brighton Vs Bournemouth NBCSN <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch2.php\">CH2</a> EN<br />20:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Soccer &#8212;</span> Newcastle Vs Everton NBCSN <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch2.php\">CH2</a> EN<br />20:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Soccer &#8212;</span> Southampton Vs Crystal Palace SuperSport 5 <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch5.php\">CH5</a> EN<br />20:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Soccer &#8212;</span> Watford Vs Aston Villa SuperSport 4 <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch4.php\">CH4</a> EN<br />23:00 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Soccer &#8212;</span> Norwich Vs Tottenham Sky Sports Main Event <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch6.php\">CH6</a> EN<br />23:00 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Soccer &#8212;</span> West Ham Vs Leicester SuperSport 3 <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch3.php\">CH3</a> EN</p>\n\n\n" "<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">Sunday 29 </span></span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">December 2019</span></h1>\n\n\n\n" "<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #993300;\">Schedule Time is IST 05:30</span></h2>\n\n\n" "<p>01:15 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Soccer &#8212;</span> Burnley Vs Manchester United BT Sport 1 <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch1.php\">CH1</a> EN<br />03:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Memphis Grizzlies Vs Denver Nuggets FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST &#8211; MEMPHIS <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch7.php\">CH7</a> EN<br />05:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Toronto Raptors Vs Boston Celtics TSN1 <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch8.php\">CH8</a> EN<br />05:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Indiana Pacers Vs New Orleans Pelicans FOX SPORTS NEW ORLEANS <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch9.php\">CH9</a> EN<br />06:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Philadelphia 76ers Vs Miami Heat NBA TV CANADA <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch10.php\">CH10</a> EN<br />06:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> New York Knicks Vs Washington Wizards MSG <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch11.php\">CH11</a> EN<br />06:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Atlanta Hawks Vs Chicago Bulls NBC SPORTS CHICAGO <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch12.php\">CH12</a> EN<br />06:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Brooklyn Nets Vs Houston Rockets Yes Network <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch13.php\">CH13</a> EN<br />06:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Cleveland Cavaliers Vs Minnesota Timberwolves FOX SPORTS OHIO <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch14.php\">CH14</a> EN<br />07:00 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Orlando Magic Vs Milwaukee Bucks FOX SPORTS WISCONSIN <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch15.php\">CH15</a> EN<br />07:00 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Detroit Pistons Vs San Antonio Spurs FOX SPORTS DETROIT <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch16.php\">CH16</a> EN<br />07:00 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Dallas Mavericks Vs Golden State Warriors NBC SPORTS BAY AREA <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch17.php\">CH17</a> EN<br />07:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Phoenix Suns Vs Sacramento Kings NBC SPORTS CALIFORNIA <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch18.php\">CH18</a> EN<br />07:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Boxing &#8212;</span> Gervonta Davis Vs Yuriorkis Gamboa ShowTime <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch2.php\">CH2</a> EN<br />08:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">UFC &#8212;</span> Fedor Vs Rampage Paramount Network <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch4.php\">CH4</a> EN<br />08:30 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Los Angeles Lakers Vs Portland Trail Blazers NBA TV CANADA <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch10.php\">CH10</a> EN<br />09:00 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">NBA &#8212;</span> Utah Jazz Vs LA Clippers FOX SPORTS PRIME TICKET <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/hd/ch19.php\">CH19</a> EN</p> </div>\n" " <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n" "<hr>\n" "<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments-area\">\n" " \n" "</div><!-- #comments -->\n" "</div> </div>\n" " </div> \n" " </div> \n" " </div>\n" " <!--Sidebar Area-->\n" " <aside class=\"col-md-3 col-lg-3\">\n" " \n" "<aside id=\"secondary\" class=\"widget-area\" role=\"complementary\">\n" " <div id=\"sidebar-right\" class=\"pk-sidebar\">\n" " <div id=\"search-2\" class=\"pk-widget widget_search bounceInRight animated\"><form method=\"get\" id=\"searchform\" action=\"http://hdstreams.club/\">\n" " <div class=\"input-group\">\n" " <input type=\"text\" class=\"form-control\" name=\"s\" id=\"s\" placeholder=\"type to search\" />\n" " <span class=\"input-group-btn btn-default \">\n" " <button type=\"submit\" class=\"btn\"> <i class=\"fa fa-search\"></i> </button>\n" " </span> </div>\n" "</form></div> <div id=\"recent-posts-2\" class=\"pk-widget widget_recent_entries bounceInRight animated\"> <h6>Recent Posts</h6> <ul>\n" " <li>\n" " <a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/schedule/\">Schedule</a>\n" " </li>\n" " </ul>\n" " </div><div id=\"recent-comments-2\" class=\"pk-widget widget_recent_comments bounceInRight animated\"><h6>Recent Comments</h6><ul id=\"recentcomments\"></ul></div><div id=\"archives-2\" class=\"pk-widget widget_archive bounceInRight animated\"><h6>Archives</h6> <ul>\n" " <li><a href='http://hdstreams.club/2019/11/'>November 2019</a></li>\n" " </ul>\n" " </div><div id=\"categories-2\" class=\"pk-widget widget_categories bounceInRight animated\"><h6>Categories</h6> <ul>\n" " <li class=\"cat-item cat-item-1\"><a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/category/uncategorized/\">Uncategorized</a>\n" "</li>\n" " </ul>\n" " </div><div id=\"meta-2\" class=\"pk-widget widget_meta bounceInRight animated\"><h6>Meta</h6> <ul>\n" " <li><a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/wp-login.php\">Log in</a></li>\n" " <li><a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/feed/\">Entries feed</a></li>\n" " <li><a href=\"http://hdstreams.club/comments/feed/\">Comments feed</a></li>\n" " <li><a href=\"https://wordpress.org/\">WordPress.org</a></li> </ul>\n" " </div> </div>\n" "</aside><!-- #secondary --> </aside>\n" " <!--Sidebar Area-->\n" " </div>\n" " </div>\n" "</main>\n" "<!--==================== pk-FOOTER AREA ====================-->\n" "<footer> \n" " <div class=\"overlay\"> \n" " <!--Start pk-footer-widget-area-->\n" " <!--End pk-footer-widget-area-->\n" " <div class=\"pk-footer-copyright\">\n" " <div class=\"container\">\n" " <div class=\"row\">\n" " <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n" " <p>&copy; 2019 HDSTREAMS.CLUB | Theme by <a href=\"https://pkhosting.com/\" rel=\"designer\">PKHosting</a></p>\n" " </div>\n" " <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-sm-6 text-right\">\n" " <ul class=\"pk-social\">\n" " </ul>\n" " </div>\n" " </div>\n" " </div>\n" " </div>\n" " </div>\n" "</footer>\n" "</div>\n" "<!--Scroll To Top--> \n" "<a href=\"#\" class=\"ti_scroll bounceInRight animated\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-up\"></i></a> \n" "<!--/Scroll To Top-->\n" "<script type='text/javascript' src='http://hdstreams.club/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js?ver=5.3.2'></script>\n" "</body>\n" "</html>") 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