text = "<br><br><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Gokukoku no Brynhildr Episode 08\n<br></span></i></b><a href=\"/news/gokukoku_no_brynhildr/2014-05-28-6334\" target=\"_blank\">>Click Here<</a>";
def find_between( s, first, last ):
try:
start = s.index( first ) + len( first )
end = s.index( last, start )
return s[start:end]
except ValueError:
return ""
print find_between( text, " Episode ", "\n" )
print find_between( text, "\n<br></span></i></b><a href=\"", "\"" )
