star_regex.ipynb

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      "[\"here is a text i'd like to grab.\"]\n"
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    "import re\n",
    "\n",
    "s = \"** here is a text i'd like to grab.\"\n",
    "\n",
    "print(re.findall('^[\\*\\ ]+(.*)',s))"
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      "['yepee']\n",
      "['stars and spaces are ignored at beginning of a line ! ']\n",
      "['even when there are no stars ! ']\n",
      "['']\n",
      "[]\n",
      "['well, stars like (*) this one are kept. ']\n"
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    "slist = \"\"\"\n",
    "** yepee\n",
    "* * stars and spaces are ignored at beginning of a line ! \n",
    "        even when there are no stars ! \n",
    "        \n",
    "above line had blank space only. this one starts with no star nor space\n",
    "** ** * ** ** * * * ** ** ** ***** ** * well, stars like (*) this one are kept. \n",
    "\"\"\".split('\\n')  # meh.\n",
    "\n",
    "for s in slist:\n",
    "    if s:  # ignore empty lines\n",
    "        print(re.findall('^[\\*\\ ]+(.*)',s))"
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