from typing import Optional, Set, Text import re # Match multi-word string between @** ** or match any one-word # sequences after @ find_mentions = r'(? bool return mention in wildcards def extract_name(s): # type: (Text) -> Optional[Text] if s.startswith("**") and s.endswith("**"): name = s[2:-2] if name in wildcards: return None return name # We don't care about @all or @everyone return None def possible_mentions(content): # type: (Text) -> Set[Text] matches = re.findall(find_mentions, content) names_with_none = (extract_name(match) for match in matches) names = {name for name in names_with_none if name} return names