🔒 how to create regex and use it in python?

[vital terrace]

im trying to make a regex that checks if its that, i know how to do if statements and compare but i want to know how to use re and check with regex, assuming its slightly different

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@vital terrace

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[vital terrace]

here is the format of a casual text:

locator=MTE2[redacted]&retry=MA**&returncd=MDAx&token=vTG[redacted]

now this changes every time its requested

its basically like a better uptime robot im working on

not just a simple ping but see if i can get a response like that

i put redacted to hide sensitive information

but the locater= retry= returncd= and token= stays on every request

i found a regex generator would this work:

import re

def use_regex(input_text):
    pattern = re.compile(r"locator=\*&retry=\*&returncd=\*&token=\*", re.IGNORECASE)
    return pattern.match(input_text)

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oh wait nvm i did it wrong

now im gonna try the new one

ok funny how i got it working

import re

pattern = r"[A-Za-z]+.*&[A-Za-z]+.*&.*&[A-Za-z]+.*&[A-Za-z]+"

text = input("Enter text: ")

if re.search(pattern=pattern, string=text, flags=re.IGNORECASE): #type: ignore
    print("yes")

else:
    print('nope')

this is very plain but if anybody have something like this someday, here lol

[zenith narwhal]

@vital terrace you can use regex101 to confirm that your regex pattern works correctly for expected matches. https://regex101.com/

you can also use this to learn regex https://regexone.com/

[vital terrace]

i already tested it

now i need help with this

you might not know whats wrong unless you know 3ds servers and stuff

[zenith narwhal]

one time I told someone to use regexone to learn regex, and he said cuss words to me.

[vital terrace]

but i keep getting null error code instead of it being successful

[zenith narwhal]

there is no "null error code" in Python. what was the whole error message?

[vital terrace]

no im interacting with servers

that i think where you might not know

[zenith narwhal]

it would help if you made an example that fully encapsulates the problem, without any [redacted] or calls to input.

using .* liberally can create problems, because it can match the entire rest of the string.

[vital terrace]

i fixed my regix

*regex

it works now i removed that already

its just interacting with servers

i put redacted because that is very sensitive info

(console unique info)

if i put it here anybody could use it and pretend they were me, cheat, and get me banned

[zenith narwhal]

I don't have enough information about the problem you are currently having to help you.

[vital terrace]

yeah thats what i was assuming

thanks for the regex thing though

you can close now

i solved my own problem lol

[zenith narwhal]

to be clear, no one does except you

[vital terrace]

yes lol

[zenith narwhal]

okay, you can !close the thread if you want.
if you want help with your current question, open a new thread and give the whole error message and the code.

[vital terrace]

thanks

!close

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