Equivalent syntax to Python regex functions

Question
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I am converting a python code which is similar to Python re.sub() function by Regex.replaceAllIn

The result string (e.g. val replacement_string) after replacement looks like (?P\d+) (?P\w+)

When trying to search (similar to Python’s re.search(reg, input) ) with Java’s pattern function

Pattern.compile(replacement_string).matcher(input)

Scala REPL throws java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException: Unknown inline modifier near index 2

Is (?P<…>…) a valid regex in Scala? Or how to achieve the effect as described in the stack overflow?

Thanks

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As far as I know the ?P<> is not supported in Scala/Java.

The last time I was converting a regex from python to scala I used this useful website to test my regex to make sure it is compatible in my chosen language:

http://www.regexplanet.com/

This stackoverflow solutution seems to have the java equivalent to what you are after:

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I found that Java only accept following syntax (without P embedded)

?<name>RegExpr

Then exploiting with replaceAllIn can achieve the effect I am looking for.

Thanks!