import re
test = ['bbb', 'ccc', 'axx', 'xzz', 'xaa']
reg = re.compile(r'^x')
print( list(filter(reg.search, test)) ) # Create iterator using filter, cast to list
# => ['xzz', 'xaa']
print( list(filter(lambda x: not reg.search(x), test)) )
# => ['bbb', 'ccc', 'axx']
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