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Introduction to Regular Expressions

Regular expressions, often abbreviated as regex, are powerful tools for searching, matching, and manipulating text based on specific patterns. The concept of regular expressions dates back to the 1950s, when mathematician Stephen Cole Kleene introduced the idea as a way to describe certain sets of strings in formal language theory. Over the decades, regular expressions have become essential in computing, especially for tasks involving text processing.

Common use cases for regular expressions include:

  • Validating user input, such as email addresses or phone numbers;
  • Searching for patterns within large bodies of text;
  • Extracting specific information, like dates or keywords, from documents;
  • Replacing or reformatting segments of text according to defined rules.

Regular expressions are supported in many programming languages, including Python, where they are widely used for both simple and complex text processing tasks.


              
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import re

text = "The price is $100."
pattern = r"\$\d+"

match = re.search(pattern, text)

if match:
    print("Match found:", match.group())
else:
    print("No match found.")
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In the code above, you first import Python's built-in re module, which provides support for regular expressions. The pattern variable defines a regex pattern that matches a dollar sign ($) followed by one or more digits. The re.search function scans the text string for the first location where the regex pattern produces a match. If a match is found, match.group() returns the matched substring; otherwise, the code prints "No match found."

This approach allows you to quickly identify and extract specific patterns from text using Python. Regular expressions help you:

  • Find and extract information such as prices, dates, or keywords;
  • Validate input formats, like email addresses or phone numbers;
  • Automate repetitive text processing tasks.

1. Which Python module is used for regular expressions?

  • re
  • regexpy
  • pattern
  • string

2. What is the primary purpose of regular expressions?

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3. Which of the following is a valid use case for regular expressions?

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Introduction to Regular Expressions

Regular expressions, often abbreviated as regex, are powerful tools for searching, matching, and manipulating text based on specific patterns. The concept of regular expressions dates back to the 1950s, when mathematician Stephen Cole Kleene introduced the idea as a way to describe certain sets of strings in formal language theory. Over the decades, regular expressions have become essential in computing, especially for tasks involving text processing.

Common use cases for regular expressions include:

  • Validating user input, such as email addresses or phone numbers;
  • Searching for patterns within large bodies of text;
  • Extracting specific information, like dates or keywords, from documents;
  • Replacing or reformatting segments of text according to defined rules.

Regular expressions are supported in many programming languages, including Python, where they are widely used for both simple and complex text processing tasks.


              
1234567891011

            
import re

text = "The price is $100."
pattern = r"\$\d+"

match = re.search(pattern, text)

if match:
    print("Match found:", match.group())
else:
    print("No match found.")
copy

In the code above, you first import Python's built-in re module, which provides support for regular expressions. The pattern variable defines a regex pattern that matches a dollar sign ($) followed by one or more digits. The re.search function scans the text string for the first location where the regex pattern produces a match. If a match is found, match.group() returns the matched substring; otherwise, the code prints "No match found."

This approach allows you to quickly identify and extract specific patterns from text using Python. Regular expressions help you:

  • Find and extract information such as prices, dates, or keywords;
  • Validate input formats, like email addresses or phone numbers;
  • Automate repetitive text processing tasks.

1. Which Python module is used for regular expressions?

  • re
  • regexpy
  • pattern
  • string

2. What is the primary purpose of regular expressions?

Select the most accurate option below:

3. Which of the following is a valid use case for regular expressions?

question mark

Which Python module is used for regular expressions?

  • re
  • regexpy
  • pattern
  • string

Select the correct answer

question mark

What is the primary purpose of regular expressions?

Select the most accurate option below:

Select the correct answer

question mark

Which of the following is a valid use case for regular expressions?

Select the correct answer

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