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python_regex_findall_pattern_matching_quickstart.py

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A simple example using a regular expression to find all occurrences of a pattern i

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python_regex_findall_pattern_matching_quickstart.py
1import re
2
3# Compile a regular expression pattern into a regular expression object
4pattern = re.compile(r'\d+')
5
6# Find all substrings where the pattern matches, and return them as a list
7matches = pattern.findall('12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords a-leaping')
8
9print(matches)