regex to remove URL from text

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I want to remove all occurrences of URL [full path, query string] from the text in Python. Any suggestions on how to do this? I am new to regex!

http://example.com/url/?x=data

This whole URL should be removed! Thanks

What appears outside of the url? Will it always end with double or single quotes, for example? Or a space? — Skilldrick, Dec 18 '09 at 18:05

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 18 '09 at 18:06

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This is definitely a non-trivial task assuming you want to remove any valid URL. I'd take a look at the Regex Lib page on the topic.

answered Dec 18 '09 at 18:06

theraccoonbear

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:30

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This previous question will get you off to a good start to match the URL, (ie. RegExLib.com) then its just a matter of the removal

edited May 23 '17 at 12:30

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answered Dec 18 '09 at 18:07

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score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 27 '16 at 06:10

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URL remove Example

<?php
    preg_match_all('/<a.*?href=".*?">(.*?)<[\/]a>/', $content,$arr);

    $new_content = str_replace($arr[0], $arr[1], $content);
    echo $new_content;
?>

edited Jul 27 '16 at 06:10

J. Chomel

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answered Jul 27 '16 at 03:50

Shelly Chen

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regex to remove URL from text

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