How to fetch specific data from string using regex in python - regex

Question

I have following program in in that want to fetch
"planned", "not automated", "st3reporter", "functional", "report-upto3times-per2hrs", "st3-throttling-cdb"
**These value from string **
import re
string='''
import org.testng.Assert;
import org.testng.annotations.AfterMethod;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;
public class ReportUpToTimesEveryHours {
String objective = "04 - Report up to 3 times every 2 hours";
String testName = "ReportUpToTimesEveryHours";
#BeforeMethod(alwaysRun = true)
public void beforeMethod() {
logger.info(Constants.LOGGER_SEPERATOR);
logger.info("Start -- " + testName + " - " + objective);
}
#Test(groups = { "planned", "not automated", "st3reporter", "functional", "report-upto3times-per2hrs", "st3-throttling-cdb" },
description = "04 - Report up to 3 times every 2 hours")
public void testReportUpToTimesEveryHours() {
}
#AfterMethod(alwaysRun = true)
public void afterMethod() {
logger.info("End -- " + testName + " - " + objective);
logger.info(Constants.LOGGER_SEPERATOR);
}
}
'''
pattern=re.compile(r' (\#Test\(groups\s*=\s*\{)')
m= pattern.search(string)
print m.group()

Answer 1

Try something like this:
pattern=re.compile(r' #Test\(groups\s*=\s*\{([^\}]+)')
result_set = [i.strip() for i in
pattern.search(string).group(1).replace('"', '').split(',')]
The value will store a list:
['planned', 'not automated', 'st3reporter', 'functional', 'report-upto3times-per2hrs', 'st3-throttling-cdb']