Python – Check if String Contain Only Defined Characters using Regex

In this article, we are going to see how to check whether the given string contains only certain set of characters in Python. These defined characters will be represented using sets.

Examples:

Input: ‘657’ let us say regular expression contain following characters-
(‘78653’)
Output: Valid Explanation: The Input string only consist of characters present in the given string Input: ‘7606’ let us say regular expression contain following characters-
(‘102’) 
Output: Invalid

Check if String Contain Only Defined Characters using Regex:

Method or approach is simple we will define the character set using a regular expression. The regular expression is a special pattern or sequence of characters that will allow us to match and find other sets of characters or strings. 

Functions Used:

• compile(): Regular expressions are compiled into pattern objects, which have methods for various operations such as searching for pattern matches or performing string substitutions.
• search(): re.search() method either returns None (if the pattern doesn’t match), or a re.MatchObject that contains information about the matching part of the string. This method stops after the first match, so this is best suited for testing a regular expression more than extracting data.

Below is the implementation.

Output:

Valid String
Invalid String

Time complexity :  O(n)

Space Complexity : O(1)