Python regex for matching two or three spaces

Question

I am trying to match the following text with a regex in Python 2.7

SUBCASE   8
SUBCASE   9
SUBCASE  10
SUBCASE  11

The number of spaces between the “subheadings” and the number drops from 3 to 2. I am trying to use this regex in Python:

(SUBCASE)[\s+]([0-9]+)

Where am I mistaken? Should it \s+mean "catch any spaces more than one"?

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prrao Aug 6 '12 at 19:08

2 answers

(SUBCASE)\s+([0-9]+)

You used [\ s +] to match a single space character or +

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locojay Aug 6 '12 at 19:14

Sebastian Paaske Tørholm · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-06T19:10:31+0000

Do you want to:

SUBCASE\s+([0-9]+)

or

SUBCASE\s+(\d+)

Entering \s+inside [...]means that you want exactly one character, which is either a space character or a plus.