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Courses Plus Student 3,133 Pointsfirst and last name group
names = re.match(r'^(?P<last>[\w,]+),(?P<first>[\w\s\w]+)$',string)
print(names.groupdict())
perfectly produce a right output in workspace but grader is not liking it !!!
import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'^(?P<lastname>[\w,]+),(?P<firstname>[\w\s\w]+)$',string)
1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 PointsYour first character range includes word characters and commas. Do you want the first named group to include the comma?
Perhaps you want to remove the extra comma:
names = re.match(r'^(?P[\w]+),(?P[\w\s\w]+)$',string)