python-regexHow to match one or more occurence in Python regex?

To match one or more occurence in Python regex, the + operator can be used. This operator matches one or more occurences of the preceding character or group.

For example,

import re

string = "Hello World"

# Match one or more occurences of 'l'
match = re.search(r'l+', string)

if match:
    print(match.group())

Output example

ll

The code above uses the re.search() function to search for one or more occurences of the character l in the string Hello World. The + operator is used to match one or more occurences of l. The match.group() function is then used to print the matched occurences.

Parts of the code:

• import re: imports the re module which provides regular expression matching operations
• re.search(r'l+', string): searches for one or more occurences of the character l in the string string
• match.group(): prints the matched occurences

Helpful links

• Python Regular Expressions
• Python Regex Cheat Sheet

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