Question

I have a sample string like so:

[{HST, AKST, PST, MST, CST, EST, AST, WAT, CET, GMT, EET, CCT, AWST, JST, EAST, NZT} {0:10}]

I’m interested in the first set of items in brackets:

{HST, AKST, PST, MST, CST, EST, AST, WAT, CET, GMT, EET, CCT, AWST, JST, EAST, NZT}

I would like parse the set and put it into a list. I’m working with python.

Answer 1

for match in re.finditer("(?i)[a-z]+", subject):
    # match start: match.start()
    # match end (exclusive): match.end()
    # matched text: match.group()

This will help you iterate through the “elements” of your list.

EDIT : You now write it’s part of a larger string. That changes the original question.

for match in re.finditer(r"(?i)(?:(\b[a-z]+\b)[,}])", subject):
    # match start: match.start()
    # match end (exclusive): match.end()
    # matched text: match.group(1)

This will find your list and extract the words inside it.