Semantic Version (SemVer) in PY
Match semantic version strings like 1.2.3, 1.2.3-beta.1, or 1.2.3+build.42.
Try it in the PY tester →Pattern
regexPY
(?:0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-[\w.]+)?(?:\+[\w.]+)? (flags: g)Python (re) code
pyPython
import re
pattern = re.compile(r"(?:0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-[\w.]+)?(?:\+[\w.]+)?")
input_text = "1.0.0"
for m in pattern.finditer(input_text):
print(m.group(0))Stdlib `re` module — no third-party dependency. Works on Python 3.6+.
How the pattern works
Three numeric components (no leading zeros) separated by dots. Optional pre-release label after - and optional build metadata after + per the SemVer 2.0.0 spec.
Examples
Input
1.0.0Matches
1.0.0
Input
2.3.1-beta.1Matches
2.3.1-beta.1
Input
1.0.0+build.42Matches
1.0.0+build.42