Python Regex to find a string in double quotes within a string

Question

A code in python using regex that can perform something like this

Input: Regex should return \"String 1\" or \"String 2\" or \"String3\" 
Output: String 1,St         


        

Answer 1

import re
r=r"'(\\'|[^'])*(?!<\\)'|\"(\\\"|[^\"])*(?!<\\)\""

texts=[r'"aerrrt"',
r'"a\"e'+"'"+'rrt"',
r'"a""""arrtt"""""',
r'"aerrrt',
r'"a\"errt'+"'",
r"'aerrrt'",
r"'a\'e"+'"'+"rrt'",
r"'a''''arrtt'''''",
r"'aerrrt",
r"'a\'errt"+'"',
      "''",'""',""]

for text in texts:
     print (text,"-->",re.fullmatch(r,text))

results:

"aerrrt" --> <_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 8), match='"aerrrt"'>
"a\"e'rrt" --> <_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 10), match='"a\\"e\'rrt"'>
"a""""arrtt""""" --> None
"aerrrt --> None
"a\"errt' --> None
'aerrrt' --> <_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 8), match="'aerrrt'">
'a\'e"rrt' --> <_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 10), match='\'a\\\'e"rrt\''>
'a''''arrtt''''' --> None
'aerrrt --> None
'a\'errt" --> None
'' --> <_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 2), match="''">
"" --> <_sre.SRE_Match object; span=(0, 2), match='""'>
 --> None