regex for repeating characters in a string in Python -

I'm new to reggax. I have a regex that removes repeating characters from the string.

  & gt; & Gt; & Gt; Self.repeat_regexp = re.compile (r '(w) * (\ w) \ 2 (\ w *)') & gt; & Gt; & Gt; Self.repl = r '\ 1 \ 2 \ 3'   
 Two lines of code combine repeating characters. For example,  loooooooove  goes to  love .  
 But I want to change the regex pattern, as if it only changes when repeating characters again 3 times. Expected Output:  
  can not> --- Loooooooove can not ---- & gt; Love   
 does not understand me as regex  r '(\ w *) (\ w) \ 2 (\ w *)' ' and  r \ 1 \ 2 \ 3 ' The above regexs can be understood if it makes sense.   
 
 
 
 let me regex -> R '(\ w *) (\ w) \ 2 (\ w *)' and 'r' \ 1 \ 2 \ 3 'the meaning of the above regex can be understood.       differs depending on the digits, underscore, location setting, Face to French characters with frames), zero or multiple times (using  quantifiers   * ).  
 Next it is just a word character  (\ w)  â ???? And then using the same character again, using  \ w , which is  back to the context  for the second match in the expression, which is the  \ W   
 And after that, then zero or multiple word characters are the same as the beginning.  
 If that expression matches, then  self.repl = r '\ 1 \ 2 \ 3'  it changes "again, use references back ??? ?      
  
 With matching that  capturing subpoters  on brackets in the search pattern  
 Repeated character match except  \ 2 , which does not contain grouping brackets.  
 Therefore, if you want to repeat four At least three times, you modify that part  (\ w) (\ 2 {2,}) of expression ' â ????  {2,}  is another quantifier which only says one- If only the preceding pattern happens at least twice (only  at least twice , since the first letter already matches  (\ w) .) < / P> 
 I did not find it working using the main and the following  (\ w *)  though ??? But since these also match zero word characters, I think That they are completely deceived  
 So you should do what you want to achieve:  
  self.repeat_regexp = re compile ('r' (\ w) (\ 1) 2,}) 'self.repl = r' '1'   
 (Since I removed the main capturing subpage here,  <2  to  \ 1 , is now referring to the first capturing subpot.)