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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Escapes

hugo dahl
hugo dahl
2,967 Points
Posted by hugo dahl
hugo dahl
2,967 Points

whats wrong?

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escapes.py 
import re

def numbers(count, input_string):
    pattern = r"\d" * count
    match = re.search(pattern, input_string)
    return match

count = 3
input_string = "abc123def456ghi789"
result = numbers(count, input_string)

if result:
    print(f"Found {count} numbers: {result.group()}")
else:
    print(f"No match found for {count} numbers.")
first_number = 42

1 Answer

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

It appears that you overlooked the part of the instructions that say "Important: In each task of this code challenge, the code you write should be added to the code from the previous task."

The function "first_number" written for task 1 should still be there, but it seems to have been removed.