I need to match the string "foo" from a string with this format:
string = "/foo/boo/poo"
I tied this code:
poo = "poo"
foo = re.match('.*(?=/' + re.escape(poo) + ')', string).group(0)
and it gives me /foo/boo as the content of the variable foo (instead of just foo/boo).
I tried this code:
poo = "poo"
foo = re.match('(?=/).*(?=/' + re.escape(poo) + ')', string).group(0)
and I'm getting the same output (/foo/boo instead of foo/boo).
How can I match only the foo/boo part?
Hey try the following regex:
(?<=/).*(?=/poo)
^^^^^^
It will not take into account your first slash in the result.
Tested regex101: https://regex101.com/r/yzMkTg/1
Transform your code in the following way and it should work:
poo = "poo"
foo = re.match('(?<=/).*(?=/' + re.escape(poo) + ')', string).group(0)
Have a quick look at this link for more information about the behavior of Positive lookahead and Positive lookbehind
http://www.rexegg.com/regex-quickstart.html
You are missing a < in your lookbehind!
Lookbehinds look like this:
(?<=...)
not like this:
(?=...)
That would be a lookahead!
So,
(?<=/).*(?=/poo)
