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Start your free trialSamuel Zink
5,498 PointsCreate a variable names that is an re.match() against string. The pattern should provide two groups, one for a last name
very confused any input helps
import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'''
(?P<Lastname>[\w,]+)
(?P<Firstname>[ \w]+)''',
string, re.X|re.I)
1 Answer
Peter Vann
36,427 PointsHi Samuel.
This passes:
import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'([\w]*),\s([\w ]*)',string, re.I)
so does this:
import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'([\w, ]*),\s([\w\s]*)',string, re.I)
and this:
import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'([\w,]*),\s([\w\s]*)',string, re.I)
More info:
https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_regex.asp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1PcJfzsUU0
I hope that helps.
Stay safe and happy coding!