[Tutor] Regex with Python

[Gerrit Holl]

Oscar Picasso wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I don't know if the problem I have specific to Python or it is I
> misunderstand regexes. Here is my code:
> 
> import re
> 
> st='This is string. "With a quoted \\"string\\" inside it." A single quote
> ". Here is the end of the string.'
> 
> s='("([^"]|(\\"))*")'
> 
> pat=re.compile(s)
> r=pat.search(st)
> print r.group(0)
> >>> "With a quoted \"string\" inside it." A single quote "
> 
> I expected:
> >>> "With a quoted \"string\" inside it."
> 
> I don't see where is my mistake. 

s=r'("([^"]|(\\"))*")'

r=raw

regards,
Gerrit.


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