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3,385 Pointsnames.py help getting error "no .groups() attribute. Did you use a match?"
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import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'([\w+]),\s(\w*\s\w*)', string)
1 Answer
Stuart Wright
41,120 PointsThat error simply means that your regular expression pattern hasn't found a match. The actual solution is simpler than what you have posted. In English, you need to match:
- one or more \w characters (capture as group 1)
- comma then a space (don't capture)
- a group of one or more characters from the group \w\s (capture as group 2)
Let me know if you struggle with the syntax, but hopefully the above helps you to arrive at the solution.