Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:module': 0.04; 'subject:using': 0.04; 'character,': 0.07; 'subject:when': 0.07; 'python': 0.08; 'done?': 0.09; 'subject:string': 0.09; 'received:209.85.213.174': 0.16; 'received:mail- yx0-f174.google.com': 0.16; 'subject:define': 0.16; 'work,': 0.20; 'seems': 0.20; 'string': 0.26; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'subject:?': 0.31; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.34; 'define': 0.35; 'subject:How': 0.36; 'using': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.38; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'should': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:209': 0.40 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=EP4B7CG31p0u04LS0IufEDh7HFH7sLbcLmriCJYAPg4=; b=dZ5UciCSeInGtPFSxS8H1p3FQBMUWczIJwbUqB9owC7MS+pNb3BqUaNzldJ0TLlX1r 1tUKUJULMSPno3GNmhdi5QTEBl2Jv2q1KWDBy+4PZNAZr7z4+rPQFE1kbRjaIDwBUzc8 INcIndvEmlD1MruKHiCEnOrUJ1FY3sxc24Bf8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 00:20:48 +0800 Subject: How to define repeated string when using the re module? From: smith jack To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 6 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1312302050 news.xs4all.nl 23927 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48335 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:10745 if it's for a single character, this should be very easy, such as c{m,n} the occurrence of c is between m and n, if i want to define the occurrence of (.*?) how should make it done? ((.*?)){1,3} seems not work, any method to define repeat string using python regex?