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First solution in Clear category for Between Markers (simplified) by mr_vads
def between_markers(text: str, begin: str, end: str) -> str:
"""
returns substring between two given markers
"""
import re
#pattern=begin+'.*'+end
subs=re.search(re.escape(begin)+'(.*)'+re.escape(end),text).group(1)
return subs
if __name__ == '__main__':
print('Example:')
print(between_markers('What is [apple]', '[', ']'))
# These "asserts" are used for self-checking and not for testing
assert between_markers('What is >apple<', '>', '<') == "apple"
assert between_markers('What is [apple]', '[', ']') == "apple"
assert between_markers('What is ><', '>', '<') == ""
assert between_markers('>apple<', '>', '<') == "apple"
print('Wow, you are doing pretty good. Time to check it!')
July 18, 2021