Get all possible matches for regex (in python)?

Question

I have a regex that can match a string in multiple overlapping possible ways. However, it seems to only capture one possible match in the string, how can I get all possible

Answer 1

No problem:

>>> regex = "([^-]*-)(?=([^-]*))"
>>> for result in re.finditer(regex, "foo-foobar-foobaz"):
>>>     print("".join(result.groups()))
foo-foobar
foobar-foobaz

By putting the second capturing parenthesis in a lookahead assertion, you can capture its contents without consuming it in the overall match.

I've also used [^-]* instead of .* because the dot also matches the separator - which you probably don't want.