Ok, mission accomplished methinks: >>> x = re.compile("[\\?&](seller|item|hr)=([^&#]*)") >>> x.findall(url) [('item', '290277158797'), ('seller', 'la-wheel-a

Ok, mission accomplished methinks: >>> x = re.compile("[\\?&](seller|item|hr)=([^&#]*)") >>> x.findall(url) [('item', '290277158797'), ('seller', 'la-wheel-and-tire'), ('hr', 'http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40' http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40')]