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Python: Validating Roman Numerals via regex
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# Note: Regex developed using regex101.com, which generated this code, then was edited further. | |
# See: https://regex101.com/r/Vj3CHI/5 | |
# The regex below is part of the solution for HackerRank challenge: | |
# https://www.hackerrank.com/challenges/validate-a-roman-number | |
# The regex is probably incomplete, but it's good enough to pass HackerRank tests. | |
import re | |
regex = r'^(M{,3}(?=([^M]))){,1}([C]{,1}M{,1}){,1}([C]{,1}D{,3}){,1}([X]{,1}C{,3}){,1}(X{,1}L{,1}){,1}(I{,1}X{,3}){,1}(I{1,3}[VX]{,1}|VI{,3}){,1}$' | |
test_str = ('CDXXI\n' | |
'M\n' | |
'MMMCMXCIX\n\n' | |
'# No match\n' | |
'MMMM\n\n' | |
'# No match\n' | |
'LL\n\n' | |
'I\n' | |
'II\n' | |
'III\n' | |
'IV\n' | |
'V\n' | |
'VI\n' | |
'VII\n' | |
'VIII\n' | |
'IX\n' | |
'X\n' | |
'XI\n' | |
'XII\n' | |
'XIII\n' | |
'XIV\n' | |
'XV\n' | |
'XVI\n' | |
'XVII\n' | |
'XVIII\n' | |
'XIX\n' | |
'XX\n' | |
'XXI\n' | |
'XXII\n' | |
'XXIII\n' | |
'XXIV\n' | |
'XXV\n' | |
'XXVI\n' | |
'XXVII\n' | |
'XXVIII\n' | |
'XXIX\n' | |
'XXX\n' | |
'XXXI\n' | |
'XXXII\n' | |
'XXXIII\n' | |
'XXXIV\n' | |
'XXXV\n' | |
'XXXVI\n' | |
'XXXVII\n' | |
'XXXVIII\n' | |
'XXXIX\n' | |
'XL\n' | |
'XLI\n' | |
'XLII\n' | |
'XLIII\n' | |
'XLIV\n' | |
'XLV\n' | |
'XLVI\n' | |
'XLVII\n' | |
'XLVIII\n' | |
'XLIX\n' | |
'LI\n' | |
'LII\n' | |
'LIII\n' | |
'LIV\n' | |
'LV\n' | |
'LVI\n' | |
'LVII\n' | |
'LVIII\n' | |
'LIX\n' | |
'LX\n' | |
'LXI\n' | |
'LXII\n' | |
'LXIII\n' | |
'LXIV\n' | |
'LXV\n' | |
'LXVI\n' | |
'LXVII\n' | |
'LXVIII\n' | |
'LXIX\n' | |
'LXX\n' | |
'LXXI\n' | |
'LXXII\n' | |
'LXXIII\n' | |
'LXXIV\n' | |
'LXXV\n' | |
'LXXVI\n' | |
'LXXVII\n' | |
'LXXVIII\n' | |
'LXXIX\n' | |
'LXXX\n' | |
'LXXXI\n' | |
'LXXXII\n' | |
'LXXXIII\n' | |
'LXXXIV\n' | |
'LXXXV\n' | |
'LXXXVI\n' | |
'LXXXVII\n' | |
'LXXXVIII\n' | |
'LXXXIX\n' | |
'XC\n') | |
matches = re.finditer(regex, test_str, re.MULTILINE) | |
for matchNum, match in enumerate(matches, start=1): | |
print(f'Match {matchNum} was found at {match.start()}-{match.end()}: {match.group()}') | |
for groupNum in range(1, len(match.groups()) + 1): | |
print(f'Group {groupNum} found at {match.start(groupNum)}-{match.end(groupNum)}: {match.group(groupNum)}') |
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