Simple regex library


Keywords
regex, regexp, engine, backtracking, regular-expressions, text-processing
License
MIT
Install
pip install pyregexp==0.2.4

Documentation

pyregex(p)

What is it

Pyregex(p) is a backtracking Regex Engine complete with all major regular-expressions' features.

It is composed of a Lexer, a Parser (a TDRD parser) and finally the Engine.

Features implemented includes:

Feature Syntax
match start ^...
match end ...$
escaping \
grouping (...)
named group (?<name>...)
non-capturing group (?:...)
alternative a|b
wildcard .
space \s
quantifiers ? * +
curly brace quantification {exact} {min,max} {,max} {min,}
range element [^a-zA-Z059]

Play with the engine:

from pyregexp.engine import RegexEngine

reng = RegexEngine()

reng.match('^my_(beautiful_)+regex', '^my_beautiful_beautiful_beautiful_regex')