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  1. import re
  2. regex = r"(?<=PRIME MINISTER:\s)[\s\S]*?(?=NAME_OF_JOURNALIST:\s|\s*\Z)"
  3. test_str = ("NAME_OF_JOURNALIST:\n\n"
  4. 	"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.\n\n"
  5. 	"PRIME MINISTER:\n\n"
  6. 	"Aenean tempus feugiat leo, ut tristique mauris tempus sed.\n\n"
  7. 	"NAME_OF_JOURNALIST:\n\n"
  8. 	"Aenean id felis neque. Nam ornare turpis et dolor elementum auctor.\n\n"
  9. 	"PRIME MINISTER:\n\n"
  10. 	"Donec rutrum, erat a faucibus consectetur, mi nisi rhoncus augue, et rutrum purus lorem id arcu.\n\n"
  11. 	"NAME_OF_JOURNALIST:\n\n"
  12. 	"Aenean id felis neque. Nam ornare turpis et dolor elementum auctor.\n\n"
  13. 	"PRIME MINISTER:\n\n"
  14. 	"Donec rutrum, end.\n\n\n\n\n")
  15.  
  16. matches = re.finditer(regex, test_str, re.DOTALL)
  17. for matchNum, match in enumerate(matches):
  18.     matchNum = matchNum + 1
  19.     print ("Match {matchNum} was found at {start}-{end}: {match}".format(matchNum = matchNum, start = match.start(), end = match.end(), match = match.group()))
  20.  
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Match 1 was found at 95-156: 
Aenean tempus feugiat leo, ut tristique mauris tempus sed.


Match 2 was found at 262-361: 
Donec rutrum, erat a faucibus consectetur, mi nisi rhoncus augue, et rutrum purus lorem id arcu.


Match 3 was found at 467-486: 
Donec rutrum, end.
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Python 3 (python  3.9.5)
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