Regular Expressions: The Ultimate Guide to Text Manipulation
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Regular expressions are a powerful tool for processing and manipulating text. In this comprehensive course you will learn how to use Regular Expressions to their full potential, allowing you to efficiently search, match, and replace text in a variety of applications.
This course is designed for beginners and intermediate learners, whether you’re just starting your coding journey or already have some Python experience. We’ll provide you with a structured learning path, practical examples, and hands-on exercises to ensure that you not only grasp the concepts but also gain the confidence to use Regular Expressions effectively in your projects.
We’ll start with an introduction to Regular Expressions, covering the basic syntax and common patterns matched by Regular Expressions. You’ll then dive into using Regular Expressions, including character classes, special characters, quantifiers, and anchors.
Next, you’ll explore Python’s re module, a powerful toolkit for working with Regular Expressions. You’ll learn how to compile Regular Expressions, match patterns, search for patterns, and replace patterns, all while gaining practical, hands-on experience.
As you progress, the course delves into advanced Regular Expression concepts, including grouping and capturing, lookahead and lookbehind assertions, backreferences, subroutines and recursion, possessive quantifiers, and Unicode and internationalization.
Beyond the technical aspects, this course emphasizes best practices for writing efficient and readable Regular Expressions and offers invaluable tips for testing and debugging.
To apply your newfound knowledge, you’ll undertake a project that utilizes Regular Expressions. This could involve web scraping, text processing, or another real-world application.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a deep understanding of Regular Expressions, equipping you to tackle complex text processing tasks with confidence. Join us on this journey to become a Regular Expressions master!
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5Simple MatchingVideo lesson
Understand how to search for specific patterns within strings and explore the power of the dot metacharacter for matching any character.
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6Multiple Choice Quizzes: Tips for SuccessText lesson
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7Simple Matching and Dot Metacharacter QuizQuiz
Test your knowledge on regular expressions in Python with this quiz focused on simple matching and the dot metacharacter. Challenge yourself with questions that cover pattern searching, special characters, case sensitivity.
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8Simple MatchingQuiz
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9Simple Matching Pt. 2Quiz
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10Simple Matching Pt. 3Quiz
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11Character ClassesVideo lesson
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12Character Class QuizQuiz
Explore the world of character sets, ranges, and exclusions.
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13Predefined Metacharacter & AlternationVideo lesson
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14Character ClassesQuiz
This quiz will test your understanding of character classes, a powerful feature in regular expressions used to match specific sets of characters.
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15Character ClassesQuiz
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16Negated Character ClassQuiz
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17Predefined MetacharactersQuiz
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24QuantifiersVideo lesson
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25QuantifiersQuiz
This quiz will challenge your understanding of quantifiers, which control the repetition of characters in a regular expression. Sharpen your skills and see how well you can construct patterns using quantifiers to match specific text patterns.
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26Hexadecimal Color Code ValidationQuiz
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27Greedy vs Lazy QuantifiersVideo lesson
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28Greedy & Lazy QuantifiersQuiz
This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of greedy and lazy quantifiers in regular expressions, a fundamental concept in text pattern matching.
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29Possessive QuantifierText lesson
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