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Code language: Python (python)
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bar(?=bar) finds the 1st bar ("bar" which has "bar" after it)
bar(?!bar) finds the 2nd bar ("bar" which does not have "bar" after it)
(?<=foo)bar finds the 1st bar ("bar" which has "foo" before it)
(?<!foo)bar finds the 2nd bar ("bar" which does not have "foo" before it)