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import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'?P<last>\b[-\w ]+\s?P<first>\b[-\w ]+',string)
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Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 PointsYou could solve it I think in two different ways, using only one line like you did it, or using more lines.
import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'(?P<last>[\w]+),\s(?P<first>[\s\w]+)', string)
names = re.match(r'''
(?P<last>[\w]+),\s
(?P<first>[\s\w]+)
''', string, re.X)
I hope that helps you a bit.