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Start your free trialRabih Atallah
3,405 PointsHow to fix my code
My code is not returning the last name and first name in the required order
import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'(\w+,)\s(\w+\s\w+)', string)
1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 PointsYou have the comma inside the first group. Change to
names = re.match(r'(\w+),\s(\w+\s\w+)', string) # <-- moved comma
Also, Second group could be changed to ([\w ]+)
Rabih Atallah
3,405 PointsRabih Atallah
3,405 PointsThanks for the remark about the comma.