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Python Regular Expression Examples: Simple Curly Braces

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Definition:
>>> import re
>>> list = ['cat', 'car', 'cap', 'cab', 'cad', 'can', 'Cancun', 'Katze', 'Auto', 'Deckel', 'Droschke', 'Flegel', 'Dose', 'Vogel', 'CHAT', 'VOITURE', 'CHAPEAU', 'CABINE', 'DAO', 'BIDON', 'BONBON']
>>> y = re.compile('([cC].n){1}')
>>> for x in list:
>>>     if y.search(x):
>>>         print x
can
Cancun
>>> y = re.compile('([cC].n){2}')
>>> for x in list:
>>>     if y.search(x):
>>>         print x
Cancun

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