{"id":7840,"date":"2022-09-15T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/?p=7840"},"modified":"2022-09-10T13:13:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T07:43:51","slug":"matching-x-y-repetitions-hackerrank-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/matching-x-y-repetitions-hackerrank-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Matching {x, y} Repetitions &#8211; HackerRank Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this post, we will solve <strong>Matching {x, y} Repetitions HackerRank Solution<\/strong>. This problem <strong>(Matching {x, y} Repetitions)<\/strong> is a part of <strong>HackerRank Regex<\/strong> series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663637f22788a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><label class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/label>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663637f22788a\" checked \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/matching-x-y-repetitions-hackerrank-solution\/#Objective\" title=\"Objective\">Objective<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/matching-x-y-repetitions-hackerrank-solution\/#Task\" title=\"Task\">Task<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/matching-x-y-repetitions-hackerrank-solution\/#Solution_%E2%80%93_Matching_x_y_Repetitions_%E2%80%93_HackerRank_Solution\" title=\"Solution &#8211; Matching {x, y} Repetitions &#8211; HackerRank Solution\">Solution &#8211; Matching {x, y} Repetitions &#8211; HackerRank Solution<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/matching-x-y-repetitions-hackerrank-solution\/#Python\" title=\"Python\">Python<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Objective\"><\/span><strong>Objective<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>{x, y}<\/strong><br>The\u00a0<strong>{x,y}<\/strong>\u00a0tool will match between\u00a0<em><strong>x<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><strong>y<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(both inclusive) repetitions of character\/character class\/group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>w{3,5}<\/strong>\u00a0: It will match the character\u00a0<code>w<\/code>\u00a0<strong>3<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>4<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>5<\/strong>\u00a0times.<br><strong>[xyz]{5,}<\/strong>\u00a0: It will match the character\u00a0<code>x<\/code>,\u00a0<code>y<\/code>\u00a0or\u00a0<code>z<\/code>\u00a0<strong>5<\/strong>\u00a0or more times.<br><strong>\\d{1, 4}<\/strong>\u00a0: It will match any digits\u00a0<strong>1<\/strong>, <strong>2<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>3<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>4<\/strong>\u00a0times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Task\"><\/span><strong>Task<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You have a test string\u00a0<em><strong>S<\/strong><\/em>.<br>Your task is to write a regex that will match\u00a0<em><strong>S<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0using the following conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em><strong>S<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0should begin with\u00a0<strong>1<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>2<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><code>digits<\/code><\/strong>.<\/li><li>After that,\u00a0<em><strong>S<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0should have\u00a0<strong>3<\/strong>\u00a0or more\u00a0<strong><code>letters<\/code><\/strong>\u00a0(both lowercase and uppercase).<\/li><li>Then\u00a0<em><strong>S<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0should end with up to\u00a0<strong>3<code>.<\/code><\/strong>\u00a0symbol(s). You can end with\u00a0<strong>0<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>3<\/strong><code>.<\/code>\u00a0symbol(s), inclusively.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a regex only challenge. You are not required to write any code.<br>You have to fill the regex pattern in the blank (<code>_________<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution_%E2%80%93_Matching_x_y_Repetitions_%E2%80%93_HackerRank_Solution\"><\/span><strong>Solution &#8211; Matching {x, y} Repetitions &#8211; HackerRank Solution<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Python\"><\/span><strong>Python<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"python\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">Regex_Pattern = r'^\\d{1,2}[a-zA-Z]{3,}\\.{0,3}$' # Do not delete 'r'.\n\n\nimport re\n\nprint(str(bool(re.search(Regex_Pattern, input()))).lower())\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This problem <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackerrank.com\/challenges\/matching-x-y-repetitions\/problem?h_r=next-challenge&amp;h_v=zen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Matching {x, y} Repetitions<\/a>)<\/strong> is generated by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackerrank.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">HackerRank<\/a><\/strong> but the solution is provided by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/\">CodingBroz<\/a><\/strong>. This tutorial is only for <strong>Educational<\/strong> and <strong>Learning<\/strong> purpose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, we will solve Matching {x, y} Repetitions HackerRank Solution. 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