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  • 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
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    \w
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    \W
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    (?:...)
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    (...)
  • 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}
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    ^
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    $
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    \b
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    \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"([0-9]{12}) AAXX \d{5} ([/|\d]{5}) [/|\d]{5} ([/|\d]{1})([/|\d]{2})([/|\d]{2})( (1[/\d]*)|)( (2[/\d]*)|)(\s*(3[/\d]*)|)(\s*(4[/\d]*)|)(\s*(5[/\d]*)|)(\s*(6[/\d]*)|)(\s*(7[/\d]*)|)(\s*(8[/\d]*)|)\s*333\s*" test_str = ("\n\n" "##########################################################\n" "# Query made at 11/09/2018 18:33:45 UTC\n" "##########################################################\n\n" "##########################################################\n" "# latest SYNOP reports from United Kingdom before 11/09/2018 18:33:45 UTC\n" "##########################################################\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03002 15461 /1430 10096 20070 30018 40036 56021 60002 333 10102 82/19 86/28 91041 90710 91141==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03005 15460 /1431 10090 20061 39920 40019 56025 60002\n" " 333 10096 55300 20000 87/14 90710 91142==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03008 17459 /1327 10097 20074 39923 49995 57027 60002 704//\n" " 333 10102 87/14 90710 91142 91041\n" " 555 7/097=\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03010 46/// /1344 10108 20074 49900 57035\n" " 333 90710 91154==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03017 15461 /1329 10100 20072 39922 49953 58037 69902\n" " 333 10107 55300 20000 83/18 87/39 91039 90710\n" " 91141==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03026 15771 /1233 10111 20066 39814 49832 58047 69982\n" " 333 10114 55300 20000 88/50 90710 91141==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03031 15580 /1219 10085 20052 39556 49873 57042 69902\n" " 333 10087 55300 20000 88/22 90710 91129==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03034 15684 /1220 10119 20052 39832 49845 57049 69902\n" " 333 10122 86/43 85/63 90710 91130==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03039 46/// /1048 10057 20049\n" " 333 10058 91071 90710 91171==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03044 15573 /1030 10098 20063 39794 49890 58039 60002\n" " 333 10105 55300 20000 82/23 91043 90710 91150==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03047 17471 /1422 10085 20058 39572 49865 58049 60032 781//\n" " 333 10090 553// 20000 87/18 85/25 91040 90710\n" " 91140==\n" "201811091600 AAXX 09164 03062 45575 /1424 10105 20065 39921 49926 58044\n" " 333 553// 20119 85/28 90710 91138==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03063 15580 /1512 10103 20053 39629 49898 56041 69902\n" " 333 10106 55300 20000 86/25 86/31 90710 91125==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03065 46/// /1491 10017 20017\n" " 333 10018 91099 00101 90710 91199 00108==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03066 17581 /1322 10113 20067 39899 49905 56044 69902 723//\n" " 333 10115 55300 20000 85/24 86/31 91033 90710\n" " 91133==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03068 12580 81323 10107 20069 39904 49913 58042 60002 885//\n" " 333 10113 84620 87630==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03072 46/// /1458 10037 20037\n" " 333 10037 91079 90710 91179==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03075 15459 /1230 10103 20073 39889 49932 56042 69902\n" " 333 10106 84/16 86/24 91044 90710 91144==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03080 15463 /1319 10095 20076 39758 49925 56045 69902\n" " 333 10096 88/10 90710 91137==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03088 17361 /1535 10096 20084 39770 49929 58049 60002 704//\n" " 333 10097 553// 20000 88/07 91048 90710 91148==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03091 15461 /1519 10101 20079 39863 49940 57045 60002\n" " 333 10106 55300 20000 87/12 86/19 91037 90710\n" " 91137==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03100 17537 /1338 10097 20083 39779 49795 56045 60082 761//\n" " 333 10114 55300 20000 81/21 86/37 91048 90710\n" " 91152==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03105 17661 /1335 10098 20080 39779 49796 56056 60062 761//\n" " 333 10116 86/38 83/50 91048 90710 91148==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03111 16450 /1334 10098 20085 39800 49812 56054 60192\n" " 333 10110 81/13 86/45 91045 90710 91148==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03132 17642 /1230 10101 20089 39827 49840 56053 60082 762//\n" " 333 10113 85/38 85/46 91040 90710 91140==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03134 17580 /1317 10100 20072 39797 49867 56045 60012 723//\n" " 333 10102 55300 20000 82/20 83/26 86/60 90710\n" " 91126==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03136 17571 /1421 10113 20073 39824 49856 56045 69962 781//\n" " 333 10116 55300 20000 81/27 84/45 85/60 90710\n" " 91131==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03144 15580 /1011 10103 20066 39858 49899 56044 69922\n" " 333 10113 553// 20000 88/20 91021 90710 91127==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03148 46/// /1335 10053 20051\n" " 333 10058 91048 90710 91150==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03153 17557 /1427 10097 20081 39732 49866 56046 69942 782//\n" " 333 10108 55300 20000 82/33 87/47 91038 90710\n" " 91141==\n" "201811091500 AAXX 09154 03155 46482 /1521 10091 20061 39633 49923 58049\n" " 333 86/18 85/23 91031 90710 91137==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03158 15470 /1316 10096 20074 39781 49914 56051 60002\n" " 333 10108 55300 20000 88/12==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03162 17480 /1415 10089 20069 39621 49899 56047 69902 723//\n" " 333 10090 55300 20000 87/10 84/20 91025 90710\n" " 91125==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03166 17466 /1114 10100 20074 39827 49895 58046 69902 757//\n" " 333 10115 55300 20000 87/18 90710 91130==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03171 15460 /1420 10105 20084 39906 49918 56042 60002\n" " 333 10105 55300 20000 88/12 90710 91132==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03204 11450 81331 10101 20086 39824 49843 56059 60072 76362 885//\n" " 333 10117 55300 20000 81713 88628 91041 90710\n" " 91141==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03210 16541 /1433 10093 20075 39724 49871 56045 69982\n" " 333 10108 81/29 87/44 91048 90710 91148==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03212 17562 /1313 10105 20073 39796 49892 57046 69902 781//\n" " 333 10120 83/20 84/24 86/31 91023 90710 91128==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03214 17758 /1322 10100 20080 39870 49888 58044 69982 782//\n" " 333 10118 86/50 84/58 90710 91135==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03220 16984 ///// 10112 20076 39865 49898 56047 60002\n" " 333 10112 87/61==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03224 15268 /1422 10084 20072 39571 49907 56052 60002\n" " 333 10084 81/04 87/62 90710 91131==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03225 16583 /1719 10096 20057 39607 49903 58048 60002\n" " 333 10097 55300 20000 81/21 84/38 85/60 90710\n" " 91134==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03226 15584 /1621 10092 20063 39642 49910 57047 60002\n" " 333 10094 81/27 84/61 90710 91129==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03227 46/// /1741 10043 20043\n" " 333 10050 91051 90710 91152==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03230 16358 /1415 10087 20078 39670 49921 56050 60002\n" " 333 10088 88/07 90710 91127==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03238 15467 /1610 10099 20081 39754 49922 56049 60002\n" " 333 10099 88/10 91021==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03240 17359 /1322 10102 20089 39907 49934 56049 60002 704//\n" " 333 10103 55300 20000 81/09 86/14 85/50 90710\n" " 91132==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03257 15471 /1514 10105 20086 39896 49935 57045 69902\n" " 333 10106 55300 20000 83/12 85/63 90710 91127==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03265 17981 /1420 10104 20087 39911 49941 57042 69902 722//\n" " 333 10106 83/62 84/65 85/69 90710 91129==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03266 16969 /1515 10108 20080 39927 49944 56041 69902\n" " 333 10109 84/63 91025 90710 91125==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03275 17471 /1525 10098 20084 39758 49946 56042 69902 723//\n" " 333 10104 84/11 86/35 90710 91134==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03281 16/// /1618 10087 20081 69922\n" " 333 10101 90710 91127==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03292 169// /1625 10108 20092 39947 49965 56033 60002\n" " 333 10118 90710 91132==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03301 16556 /1725 10103 20084 39771 49842 56066 60032\n" " 333 10127 82/32 87/50 90710 91141==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03302 17550 /1533 10108 20089 39822 49835 56062 60032 782//\n" " 333 10127 55300 20000 82/28 87/48 91043 90710\n" " 91149==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03305 17556 /2516 10097 20073 39616 49869 56053 60082 762//\n" " 333 10115 83/21 87/27 91037 90710 91144==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03313 16861 /1415 10101 20081 39775 49866 57064 60012\n" " 333 10115 87/57 91029 90710 91129==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03316 17669 /1320 10117 20071 39875 49885 58055 69902 757//\n" " 333 10122 83/37 87/57 91033 90710 91133==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03318 16/// /1321 10105 20072 69942\n" " 333 10118 90710 91130==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03321 17564 /1522 10113 20077 39879 49891 56054 69902 762//\n" " 333 10120 55300 20000 87/28 84/37 91032 90710\n" " 91132==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03330 17580 /1516 10087 20062 39576 49928 58041 69922 781//\n" " 333 10095 86/20 83/61 91026 90710 91129==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03344 15581 /1514 10086 20071 39618 49928 58043 69942\n" " 333 10090 81/21 87/61 91024==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03346 16/// /1421 10084 20063 69942\n" " 333 10088 90710 91129==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03351 165// /1619 10109 20070 39870 49911 58046 69922\n" " 333 10118 55300 20000 82/33 87/50 90710 91127==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03354 15676 /1515 10104 20063 39815 49955 58032 69922\n" " 333 10109 55300 20000 84/49 87/62 91029 90710\n" " 91129==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03373 16981 /1613 10099 20074 39898 49967 58026 60002\n" " 333 10109 82/64 83/72==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03377 11/80 71516 10097 20073 39889 49971 58025 69902 70252 83072\n" " 333 10108 55300 20000 83364 87075==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03379 16979 /1418 10096 20069 39896 49972 58026 69902\n" " 333 10109 85/64 85/69==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03382 15980 /1512 10108 20078 39954 49963 56036 69902\n" " 333 10117 55300 20000 82/71==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03385 46980 /1514 10101 20083 39971 49981 56029\n" " 333 10119 85/71==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03391 11/81 71614 10104 20076 39972 49979 58024 69902 70262 85076\n" " 333 10116 85364 87270==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03392 16973 /1622 10107 20085 39985 49989 58023 60002\n" " 333 10122 84/70 90710 91127==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03405 16350 /1534 10097 20089 39731 49844 56056 60062\n" " 333 10109 55300 20000 81/09 86/17 85/38 91048\n" " 90710 91149==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03409 16/// /1411 10098 20073 39682 49876 56058 60072\n" " 333 10114 55300 91024 90710 91129==\n" "201811091700 AAXX 09174 03410 46468 /1413 10083 20065 39476 49899 58055\n" " 333 55300 20000 87/17 84/26 91025 90710 91130==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03414 17564 /1520 10111 20078 39821 49907 56049 69902 781//\n" " 333 10118 55300 20000 87/29 91032 90710 91133==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03462 15975 /1514 10105 20065 39885 49972 58026 69902\n" " 333 10116 55300 20000 87/63 85/67 85/71==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03469 15981 /1615 10104 20080 39985 49989 58020 69902\n" " 333 10120 553// 20000 86/69==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03482 15976 /1616 10110 20069 39978 40003 58016 60002\n" " 333 10126 87/70==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03488 15981 /1615 10106 20085 39982 40008 56021 60002\n" " 333 10136 55300==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03502 17450 /1526 10094 20094 39692 49849 55043 60112 762//\n" " 333 10109 55300 20000 82/10 86/32 91036 90710\n" " 91148==\n" "201811091600 AAXX 09164 03503 47768 /1516 10106 20077 39824 49898 56065 781//\n" " 333 87/50 91027 90710 91132==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03507 17426 /1726 10088 20080 39521 49882 57052 60072 763//\n" " 333 10103 86/11 84/36 91037 90710 91141==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03520 16467 /1612 10104 20087 39794 49912 57048 60022\n" " 333 10119 55300 20000 82/16 87/22 91022 90710\n" " 91127==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03522 17460 /1410 10104 20090 39826 49916 57049 60032 762//\n" " 333 10122 81/16 86/19 91021==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03529 17562 /1519 10112 20081 39896 49938 58044 69922 782//\n" " 333 10127 83/28 86/33 90710 91128==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03535 17564 /1515 10108 20073 39824 49938 57044 69982 781//\n" " 333 10116 553// 20000 84/28 85/36 91026 90710\n" " 91129==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03544 15581 /1610 10110 20071 39826 49953 57039 69922\n" " 333 10119 553// 20000 86/31 84/38 91021 90710\n" " 91125==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03560 15982 /1617 10105 20069 39877 49978 58032 69942\n" " 333 10122 553// 20000 87/61 86/68 90710 91127==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03590 15977 /1712 10103 20070 39910 40018 58017 69922\n" " 333 10121 55300 20000 87/69==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03604 16231 /1726 10122 20117 39793 49844 56039 60132\n" " 333 10124 82/06 85/16 91036 90710 91146==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03605 16418 /1737 10113 20105 39865 49873 56045 60122\n" " 333 10127 86/11 84/19 91047 90710 91147==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03609 16/// /1631 10126 20102 39832 49883 56055 60082\n" " 333 10130 91045 90710 91147==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03647 16580 /1724 10100 20069 39697 49945 58041 60012\n" " 333 10110 553// 20000 85/23 86/30 90710 91132==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03649 11575 81715 10114 20071 39857 49955 58040 60012 76062 8652/\n" " 333 10125 55300 86630 87458 91026 90710 91126==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03658 16681 /1523 10121 20065 39900 49968 56039 69902\n" " 333 10129 87/40 85/64 91033 90710 91136==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03660 15676 /1613 10105 20063 39734 49976 56037 69922\n" " 333 10121 85/35 87/64 90710 91128==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03672 11681 81615 10122 20063 39948 49987 58035 69922 70361 8152/\n" " 333 10141 81635 87466==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03680 16/// ///// 10109 20062 39834 49986 58032 69942\n" " 333 10122 553// 20000==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03684 15981 /1512 10103 20069 39903 40007 58020 69922\n" " 333 10125 86/65==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03693 15981 /1814 10113 20071 30018 40020 58021 69902\n" " 333 10130 55300 86/67==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03707 17545 /1522 10116 20102 39881 49888 56046 60052 762//\n" " 333 10129 83/20 86/26 90710 91136==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03710 16118 /1724 10088 20088 39492 49900 56049 60062\n" " 333 10096 55300 20000 87/03 86/10 91042 90710\n" " 91145==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03716 17456 /1521 10114 20097 39838 49896 56056 60012 762//\n" " 333 10124 55300 20000 87/14 83/56 91035 90710\n" " 91137==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03743 16447 /1613 10099 20084 39801 49958 56041 60022\n" " 333 10128 81/16 84/27 86/31 90710 91126==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03746 17450 /1620 10099 20085 39812 49962 56041 60032 762//\n" " 333 10131 82/15 84/23 87/30 90710 91134==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03749 16557 /1722 10106 20083 39857 49965 57040 60022\n" " 333 10134 87/27 84/42 90710 91135==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03761 17663 /1621 10112 20073 39838 49978 57039 60012 781//\n" " 333 10128 55300 20000 81/39 85/47 91031 90710\n" " 91131==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03768 16680 /1516 10123 20067 39905 49982 58038 69922\n" " 333 10134 81/39 84/49 86/66 90710 91126==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03769 15675 /1712 10117 20067 39917 49997 58037 69982\n" " 333 10128 55300 20000 81/35 87/67==\n" "201811091700 AAXX 09174 03770 46/// ///// 10119 20070==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03772 15980 /1517 10120 20065 39959 49989 58035 69922\n" " 333 10141 55300 20000 88/67 90710 91125==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03781 15981 /1611 10106 20064 39796 49998 58034 69962\n" " 333 10120 553// 20000 85/66 91021==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03796 46/// /1818 10121 20086 39895 40034 58019\n" " 333 10129 91031 90710 91132==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03797 15981 /1716 10118 20077 39975 40034 57022 60002\n" " 333 10131 55300 20000 87/69==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03803 17758 /2324 10136 20134 39840 49876 53014 60102 723//\n" " 333 10137 83/50 90710 91130==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03808 11250 82011 10119 20114 39772 49875 55022 60222 76062 885//\n" " 333 10131 55300 20000 82706 88657 90710 91129==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03809 16463 /2116 10118 20114 39793 49882 55021 60142\n" " 333 10129 81/14 86/44 90710 91141==\n" "201811091500 AAXX 09154 03823 47232 /1624 10099 20097 39689 49926 58059 762//\n" " 333 553// 20047 85/04 87/13 91044 90710 91144==\n" "201811091600 AAXX 09164 03827 47420 /1627 10110 20102 39869 49930 58060 763//\n" " 333 83/12 84/20 86/23 91042 90710 91143==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03840 17213 /1726 10096 20095 39619 49916 56049 60132 762//\n" " 333 10113 85/04 84/11 91045 90710 91148==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03853 17456 /1626 10110 20096 39908 49931 56049 60052 762//\n" " 333 10131 55300 20000 82/15 86/25 90710 91139==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03857 17521 /1638 10113 20106 39879 49941 58055 60052 762//\n" " 333 10136 87/20 91050 90710 91150==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03862 17547 /1723 10111 20089 39952 49964 56043 60042 762//\n" " 333 10140 55300 20000 83/27 87/38 91038 90710\n" " 91139==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03866 16/// /1921 10120 20081 39956 49980 56041 60012\n" " 333 10137 91034 90710 91135==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03872 17658 /2024 10120 20092 39984 49989 58037 69942 781//\n" " 333 10138 553// 20000 84/34 84/47 91035 90710\n" " 91135==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03876 16/// /1624 10136 20084 30000 40003 57037 69922\n" " 333 10139 91035 90710 91135==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03882 15971 /1910 10120 20079 39958 40020 56028 69962\n" " 333 10135 55300 20000 88/68 90710 91125==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03894 11458 81733 10107 20096 49964 57044 60042 76362 885//\n" " 333 10134 81614 83615 87620 91046 90710 91147==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03895 17556 /1730 10109 20088 39882 49984 57039 60052 761//\n" " 333 10132 55300 20000 82/24 84/31 85/57 91045\n" " 90710 91147==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03901 17784 /1509 10077 20069 39679 49764 55013 60162 723//\n" " 333 10102 55300 20000 87/50 90710 91131==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03904 17762 /1511 10093 20079 39696 49754 56033 60152 782//\n" " 333 10107 87/50 90710 91126==\n" "201811091600 AAXX 09164 03907 47757 /1430 10098 20082 39789 49796 56073 762//\n" " 333 55300 20018 87/50 91045 90710 91152==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03915 17434 /1330 10100 20092 39703 49778 56054 60132 762//\n" " 333 10107 81/16 83/29 85/43 91050 90710 91150==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03916 17230 /1720 10088 20083 39619 49802 56045 60122 763//\n" " 333 10105 553// 20000 85/06 86/15 91039 90710\n" " 91146==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03917 17432 /1422 10099 20089 39721 49795 56048 60132 763//\n" " 333 10111 55300 20000 81/11 86/41 91032 90710\n" " 91141==\n" "201811091800 AAXX 09184 03923 17356 /1824 10098 20094 39590 49778 56043 60252 762//\n" " 333 10100 82/08 86/42 91036 90710 91146==\n\n") matches = re.finditer(regex, test_str, re.DOTALL) 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