Minimal quantifiers
examples/regex/minimal.py
import re match = re.search(r'a.*b', 'axbzb') print(match.group(0)) match = re.search(r'a.*?b', 'axbzb') print(match.group(0)) match = re.search(r'a.*b', 'axy121413413bq') print(match.group(0)) match = re.search(r'a.*?b', 'axyb121413413q') print(match.group(0))