Python Regex, re.sub, replacing multiple parts of pattern?

Question

I can\'t seem to find a good resource on this.. I am trying to do a simple re.place

I want to replace the part where its (.*?), but can\'t figure out the syntax on how t

Answer 1

>>> import re
>>> regex = re.compile(r".*?var:(.*?);")
>>> regex.sub(r"\1test", "fksf var:asfkj;")
'asfkjtest'