import re filename_pattern = pattern = re.compile('^pop_(?P\d+)_G_(?P\d+)_s_(?P\d\.?\d*)_H_(?P\d\.?\d*)_U_(?P\d\.?\d*)_beta_(?P\d\.?\d*)_pi_(?P\d\.?\d*)_tau_(?P\d\.?\d*)_(?P\d{4}-\w{3}-\d{1,2})_(?P