Extract contents of a Paragraph tag with a given id in Python
Extract contents of a Paragraph tag with id 'para': Write a Regular Expression in Python to extract the contents lying between a paragraph tag with an id 'para'.
Extract contents of a Paragraph tag with id 'para'
import re
sourceString = '''
<p id = 'para'>Contents of paragraph</p>
'''
matchObject = re.search('<p id\s*=\s*\'para\'>(.*?)</p>', sourceString)
print(matchObject.group(1)) # 'Contents of paragraph'
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