Extract all the char between 2 strings using regex in Python

Question

I want to ask some question Regular Expression in Python.

In the variable nihao, there is a string like the following：

Committee Members: Prof.A (Supervisor)

I want to extract Prof.A(only the Prof.A, eliminate all the \t or other white spaces) between

Committee Members:

and

(Supervisor)in python language.

How should I write the regex?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Just a couple of edits:

• You had Member instead of Members.
• You have to escape the parentheses around Supervisor
• ([\w|.|\s]+) would be a better capturing group.

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Committee\sMembers:\s+([\w.\s]+)\s\(Supervisor\)

Look here: http://regex101.com/r/pS9bQ9/4

Note: Next time, regex101.com is a good website to test your regex's

Answer 2

Expanding @VincentBeltman's regex a bit, it can be done like this as well -

 # Committee\s+Members:\s*(\w[\w.\s]*?)\s*\(Supervisor\)

 Committee \s+ Members:
 \s* 
 ( \w [\w.\s]*? )         # (1)
 \s* 
 \(Supervisor\)