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Match an 'a' followed by 4 'b's in Python

Match an 'a' followed by 4 'b's in Python

Match an 'a' followed by 4 'b's: Write a Regular Expression in Python which matches an 'a' followed by 4 'b's in a string.

Match an 'a' followed by 4 'b's

import re

sourceString = 'aabb abab abbbbbb'

print( re.findall('ab{4}', sourceString) )			# ['abbbb']

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