get strings between 2 delimiter in python

Question

I would like to get, from the following string "/path/to/%directory_1%/%directory_2%.csv"

the following list: [directory_1, directory_2]. I would like to avoid using split by "%" my string. I was hoping to find a regex that could help me. However I cannot find the correct one.

For now, I have the following:

re.findall('%(.*)%', dirty_arg)

which output ["directory_1%/%directory_2"]

Do you have any recommandation about that?

Thank you very much for your help.

`re.findall(r'%(.*?)%', dirty_arg)` or `re.findall(r'%([^%]*)%', dirty_arg)` — Wiktor Stribiżew, Nov 16 '18 at 11:21

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 16 '18 at 11:22

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Try this:

import re

regex = r"%(.*?)%"
dirty_arg = "/path/to/%directory_1%/%directory_2%.csv"

print(re.findall(regex, dirty_arg))

I've added ? to your regex which makes sure it matches as few times as possible. The output of this code is ['directory_1', 'directory_2']

answered Nov 16 '18 at 11:22

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Please refrain from answering extremely common duplicates. Lazy quantifiers are commonplace, and there are tons of identical questions already posted, explained and demoed. – Wiktor Stribiżew Nov 16 '18 at 12:01
Thank you very much for your help! – kofi_kari_kari Nov 16 '18 at 12:59

get strings between 2 delimiter in python

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