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Python Regular expression, small sample works but not on file
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Do a check for when the match fails, then print out the line in question. If you don't understand why the match fails, you can ask about it.

Also, why are you matching every line in the text file, but then only printing out the match that happens on the last line?

import re
with open('testregpad.txt') as f:
    for line in f:
        match = re.search('event\);\">(.*)<\/a.*', line)
        if match:
            print(match.group(1))
        else:
            print(f"Failed to find a match in line: {line}")
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RE: Python Regular expression, small sample works but not on file - by bowlofred - Jun-09-2021, 03:38 PM

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