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3,758 PointsWhat am I missing, search with a regular expression, the first number in the string and return the match object.
This works in my workspace, but I must be doing something wrong for their listed goal. Can anyone explain where I went wrong and what the code should read? Thanks for your help.
import re
def first_number(string):
return(re.match(r'\d',string))
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,122 PointsThe instructions say "The function should search, with a regular expression, the first number in the string and return the match object."
The word "search" in the instructions is a clue to what "re" method you should use (instead of "match").