Regular Expressions: Parsing Mailing List Data

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Regular Expressions: Parsing Mailing List Data

Many regex engines also include the ability to create basic if-then-else statements, setting it so certain parts of the expression only match if specific parameters are met, allowing us to use a single expression to match a variety of options; this allows us more flexibility in how we write and use our expressions.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Aug 08, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Create `mailing-list-report.txt`.

Save the matched data to mailing-list-report.txt.
Challenge

Extract the "From" and "Subject" lines from the mailing list data.

Craft a regular expression that extracts the desired data from the mailing list mbox file.

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