regex - python re.search matches too much -

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• my regular expression matches much. how can tell match smallest possible pattern? 4 answers

import re  text = '"dimensionsdisplay" : ["size","color"], ' r = '"dimensionsdisplay" :(.*)?,' s = re.search(r,text) print s.group(1) 

the output :

' ["size","color"]' 

although answer want , think it's should be:

' ["size",' 

i puzzled this. there tell why ?

r = '"dimensionsdisplay" :(.*?),' 

you need make quantifier non greedy.? after (.*) makes optional.but consume till last , greedy