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  1. import re
  2.  
  3. prefixes = ['mr', 'smr']
  4. regex = r'\b(?:' + '|'.join(prefixes) + ')\.\s*'
  5. i = 'hi mr.john, smr. john, etc. Previous etc should not be removed'
  6. i = re.sub(regex,'',i)
  7. print(i)
  8.  
Success #stdin #stdout 0.03s 27704KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
hi john, john, etc. Previous etc should not be removed
https://ideone.com/CRu1t7
language:
Python 3 (python  3.12)
created:
7 years ago
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