Become a Regex Superhero
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Introduction

Welcome to the course!
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Why learn regular expressions?
Motivating example
Course methodology
Basic Regular Expressions

Rules for searching
Metacharacters
Quantifiers
Greedy quantifiers
Regular expressions in Python
Exercise 1
Exercise 1 solution
Match groups
Exercise 2
Exercise 2 solution
Character classes
Find multiple matches
Q&A
Basic Homework

Homework instructions
Homework 1 solution
Additional quantifiers
Homework 1 bonus
Homework 2 solution
Intermission

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Intermediate Regular Expressions

Lazy quantifiers
Alternatives
Option: Ignore case
Substitution
Anchors
Option: Multiline
Exercise 1
Exercise 1 solution
Option: Verbose
Exercise 2
Exercise 2 solution
Compile expressions
Return match position
Split strings
Useful features in regex101
Final thoughts
Intermediate Homework

Homework instructions
Homework solution
Conclusion

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Recommended resources
Tools that support regular expressions
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Solve tricky text problems and save the day with regular expressions in Python!