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rodian
3,637 PointsNames Group Regex Challenge is not working
I keep getting "Bummer! Didn't get enough groups back!"
Unfortunately, the string is only one name and my code works on it in an IDE.
I though the first name might be optional, so I inserted an asterisk and a question mark in the following location: re.match(r'[-\w],\s[-\w ]?', string, re.IGNORECASE)
I also noticed that the text file we worked on had tabs between word groups while using spaces between the first name and the last name. However, Python coverts tabs into a spaces. In the string in this example, I can't say for certain how the next name will be entered, whether it will be separated by a space or a comma.
Thanks for the help in advance.
import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'[-\w ]*,\s[-\w ]*', string, re.IGNORECASE)
1 Answer
MICHAEL P
5,191 PointsYour syntax is slightly off for your code.
If you want to use set brackets , you can use:
re.match(r'(?P<lastname>\w+), (?P<firstname>[\w ]+)', string)
This is equivalent to
re.match(r'(?P<lastname>[\w]+), (?P<firstname>[\w ]+)', string)
MICHAEL P
5,191 PointsMICHAEL P
5,191 PointsYour syntax is slightly off for your code.
If you want to use set brackets , you can use:
re.match(r'(?P<lastname>\w+), (?P<firstname>[\w ]+)', string)
This is equivalent to
re.match(r'(?P<lastname>[\w]+), (?P<firstname>[\w ]+)', string)