# coding=utf8
# the above tag defines encoding for this document and is for Python 2.x compatibility
import re
regex = r"""
^
(?# Piece Placement Section)(?<PiecePlacement>((?<RankItem>[pnbrqkPNBRQK1-8]{1,8})\/?){8})
(?# Section Separator)\s+
(?# Side To Move Section) (?<SideToMove>b|w)
(?# Section Separator)\s+
(?# Castling Ability) (?<Castling>-|K?Q?k?q)
(?# Section Separator)\s+
(?# En passant) (?<EnPassant>-|[a-h][3-6])
(?# Section Separator)\s+
(?# Half Move Clock) (?<HalfMoveClock>\d+)
(?# Section Separator)\s+
(?# Full Move Number) (?<FullMoveNumber>\d+)
\s*
$
"""
test_str = "rnbqkbnr/pp1ppppp/8/2p5/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R b KQkq - 1 2"
matches = re.search(regex, test_str, re.VERBOSE)
if matches:
print ("Match was found at {start}-{end}: {match}".format(start = matches.start(), end = matches.end(), match = matches.group()))
for groupNum in range(0, len(matches.groups())):
groupNum = groupNum + 1
print ("Group {groupNum} found at {start}-{end}: {group}".format(groupNum = groupNum, start = matches.start(groupNum), end = matches.end(groupNum), group = matches.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