import re
input = ['90-10-07457', '000480087800784', '001-713-0926', '12-710-8197', '1-345-1715', '9-23-4532', '000200007100272']
output = ['00090-00010-07457', '000480087800784', '00001-00713-00926', '00012-00710-08197', '00001-00345-01715', '00009-00023-04532', '000200007100272']
## I have tried this -
import re
new_list = []
for i in range (0, len(input)):
new_list.append(re.sub(r'^(\d+)-(\d+)-(\d+)$', lambda x: "{}-{}-{}".format(x.group(1).zfill(5), x.group(2).zfill(5), x.group(3).zfill(5)), input[i]))
## problem is with second argument '0000\\1'. I know its wrong but unable to solve
print(new_list) ## new_list is the expected output.
print(output)
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['00090-00010-07457', '000480087800784', '00001-00713-00926', '00012-00710-08197', '00001-00345-01715', '00009-00023-04532', '000200007100272']
['00090-00010-07457', '000480087800784', '00001-00713-00926', '00012-00710-08197', '00001-00345-01715', '00009-00023-04532', '000200007100272']