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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Name Groups

Fareez Ahmed
Fareez Ahmed
12,728 Points

Bummer! Hmm, no .groups() attribute. Did you do a match?

I have groups in here, but it's not passing. am I supposed to do the triple quotes and the \t here?

names.py
import re

string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'

names = re.match('r(?P<lastname>[\w]*), (?P<firstname>[\w]+ [\w]+)', string)

3 Answers

import re

string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'

names = re.match(r'(?P<last_name>\w+), \s(?P<first_name>\w+\s\w+)',  string) // that should work
Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

That'll catch that name but it wouldn't work for a name that doesn't have two words in the "first name" part.

Dustin Honeck
Dustin Honeck
12,504 Points

It should be re.match(r'...) instead of re.match('r...).