Hello Roger, > since the length of the first sequence of the letter 'a' is 2. Yours > accepts it, right?
Yes, i misunderstood your requirements. So it must be modified
essentially to that what Tim Chase wrote:
m = re.search('^[^a]*a{3}b', 'xyz123aabbaaab')
Best wishes from germany,
Christoph
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