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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Name Groups

Posted by Deenu Khan
Deenu Khan
136 Points

names.py

Can anybody help me with this.

names.py 
import re

string = 'Perotto, Pier Giorgio'
names = re.match(r'''
    (?P<last_naem>[\w\s]+)
    (?P<first_name>[\w,]+)
''', string, re.X)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

There are four errors to fix:

:point_right: typo in first group name. Should be last_name

:point_right: remove extra \s from first group

:point_right: add missing comma and space after first group ,\s

:point_right: add missing space into first name group \s