Python: Find urls in a string

Last update on December 21 2024 07:45:16 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Write a Python program to find URLs in a string.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import re
text = '<p>Contents :</p><a href="https://w3resource.com">Python Examples</a><a href="http://github.com">Even More Examples</a>'
urls = re.findall('http[s]?://(?:[a-zA-Z]|[0-9]|[$-_@.&+]|[!*\(\),]|(?:%[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F]))+', text)
print("Original string: ",text)
print("Urls: ",urls)

Sample Output:

Original string:  
Contents :
Python ExamplesEven More Examples                                                                                    
Urls:  ['https://w3resource.com', 'http://github.com'] 

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