PythonRegEx Sets
RegEx Sets
A set is a set of characters inside a pair of square brackets[] with a special meaning:
| Set | Description | Try it |
|---|---|---|
| [arn] | Returns a match where one of the specified characters (a,r, orn) are present | Try it » |
| [a-n] | Returns a match for any lower case character, alphabetically betweena andn | Try it » |
| [^arn] | Returns a match for any character EXCEPTa,r, andn | Try it » |
| [0123] | Returns a match where any of the specified digits (0,1,2, or3) are present | Try it » |
| [0-9] | Returns a match for any digit between0 and9 | Try it » |
| [0-5][0-9] | Returns a match for any two-digit numbers from00 and59 | Try it » |
| [a-zA-Z] | Returns a match for any character alphabetically betweena andz, lower case OR upper case | Try it » |
| [+] | In sets,+,*,.,|,(),$,{} has no special meaning, so[+] means: return a match for any+ character in the string | Try it » |
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