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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Players Dictionary and Class

Robert Raiz
Robert Raiz
2,811 Points
Posted by Robert Raiz
Robert Raiz
2,811 Points

Need player.py final task tweak

Hello, I get the Bummer error but the rest of the message looks ok to me: Got "{'last_name': 'Pinckney Benton', 'score': '18', 'first_name': 'Stewart Pinchback'}"

Can you please point me to where it refused my code?

players.py 
import re

string = '''Love, Kenneth: 20
Chalkley, Andrew: 25
McFarland, Dave: 10
Kesten, Joy: 22
Stewart Pinchback, Pinckney Benton: 18'''

players = re.search(r'(?P<first_name>[\w]+\s[\w]+?),\s(?P<last_name>[\w]+\s[\w]+):\s(?P<score>\d{2})', string, re.M)

2 Answers

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

Your code is very close. The space in the first_name and last_name expressions needs to be optional. Add a "?" after each space. "\s" becomes "\s?":

players = re.search(r'(?P<first_name>[\w]+\s?[\w]+?),\s(?P<last_name>[\w]+\s?[\w]+):\s(?P<score>\d{2})', string, re.M)