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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Name Groups

Posted by Jake Williams
Jake Williams
2,900 Points

Groups names.py challenge

Says that I didn't get enough groups back. What else am i missing?

names.py 
import re

string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'''^(?P<first_name>[-\w ]+ , \s(?P<last_name>[-\w\s\w ])''', string)

Something still isn't clicking with me...

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

The instructions say "The pattern should provide two groups, ...", but this pattern only defines one group (called "names").