import re pattern = r'\$F' + r'ormat:[^$]+\$' content = """ if "$Format:LocalFoodAI:app.py:" in line: match = re.search(r'\\$Format:LocalFoodAI:app.py:%an:%ae:%ad:%cn:%ce:%cd:%H:%D:%N$', line) """ match = re.search(pattern, content) if match: print("MATCHED BLOCK:") print(match.group(0)) else: print("NO MATCH")