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Regex returning value prefixed with "="

I'm trying to return My.Name from the string: one.test.two=My.Name

As I understand I will need to use the ?<! operator. The problem is that the "=" is left in the match using the following regex:

import re
print(re.search("(?<!(one.test.two=))?=(.*)", "one.test.two=My.Name"))

ie i return =My.Name, as opposed to My.Name. Please help me to understand why this is happening, and why I am not getting the desired result.

Solution

  • You can use a simpler regex:

    re.search(r'.+=(.*)', 'one.test.two=My.Name').group(1)

    We're only interested in whatever it's to the right of the = character.