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  1. import re
  2. text = '1. first slice 2. second slice 3. slice number 3 4. the next one 5 that will not work but belong to no four 5. and this should be 5 and so one...'
  3. parts = re.findall(r"(\d+\..*?)(?=\d+\.|$)", text)
  4. print(parts)
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['1. first slice ', '2. second slice ', '3. slice number 3 ', '4. the next one 5 that will not work but belong to no four ', '5. and this should be 5 and so one...']
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Python 3 (python  3.9.5)
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8 years ago
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