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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Email Groups

Posted by danhastings
danhastings
Courses Plus Student 1,051 Points

Regex E-mail..I think I got it..

I'm not sure why this is not working..Anyone have any ideas

emails.py 
import re

string = '''Love, Kenneth, kenneth+challenge@teamtreehouse.com, 555-555-5555, @kennethlove
Chalkley, Andrew, andrew@teamtreehouse.co.uk, 555-555-5556, @chalkers
McFarland, Dave, dave.mcfarland@teamtreehouse.com, 555-555-5557, @davemcfarland
Kesten, Joy, joy@teamtreehouse.com, 555-555-5558, @joykesten'''

contacts = re.search(r'(?P<email>[\w\d.]+@[\w\d.]+), (?P<phone>\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4})', string)

1 Answer

Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

Hi Dan,

All we need to do is match the first email and phone number. Your email regex group needs to also capture 'kenneth+'. Once you get that, it should pass.

Best Regards