RegEx Python name matching

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I'm stuck with my regex expression... \n\s*[\w\säöüÄÖÜß\-?]+\n[\s*^GEB$|\s*^ADR$] The expression should match every name within a line break and the leading keywords GEB or ADR. I do not understand why exactly it is not working for me. Here is a link to my try. It does not end with GEB or ADR and so it matches parts of it, which should not be matched. I do not get it.

The problem is, the name could start with e title and can have multiple spaces between the words. Also it is possible for the name to be separated with a '-'.

Thanks in advance!

Do you just want tomatch a whole line there? See regex101.com/r/BZHb06/1, is it what you need to get? — Wiktor Stribiżew
– Wiktor Stribiżew, Commented Nov 1, 2021 at 0:50
Probably more what you have in mind ^\s*([.\w\s\-?ÄÖÜßäöü]+?)\s*^\s*(GEB|ADR) — sln
– sln, Commented Nov 1, 2021 at 18:21

BitLauncher · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-01 02:21:08Z

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The 2nd pair [ ] should be ( ) instead?

I would start with simpler regex like:

\n([^\n]+)\n\s*(GEB|ADR)

If this is not correct, please update your question with the expected found text parts.

Did you mean something like:

   \n\s*([\w\s\.?äöüÄÖÜß\-?]+)\n\s*((GEB|ADR))

No need for ^ after a \n, and use ( ) for grouping.

edited Nov 1, 2021 at 2:21

answered Nov 1, 2021 at 2:14

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