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4,302 Pointsyou didn't get enough groups back
import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio' names = re.match(r''' [-\w ]+, #first name [-\w ]+ #last name ''',string, re.X|re.M)
import re
string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'''
[-\w ]+, #first name
[-\w ]+ #last name
''',string, re.X|re.M)
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,198 PointsYou'll need to add parentheses to identify the groups.
You may also need to specify the space that follows the comma with the "\s" code.
Mona Jalal
4,302 Pointsstring = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.findall(r'''
(?P<first>[-\w ]+),\s #first name
(?P<last> [-\w ]+) #last name
''',string, re.X|re.M)