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Sara Azimi
109 Pointswhat is wrong with this line? a = re.findall(r'\w{count,}', string)
what is wrong with this line? a = re.findall(r'\w{count,}', string)
import re
def find_words(count, string):
a = re.findall(r'\w{count,}', string)
return(a)
# EXAMPLE:
# >>> find_words(4, "dog, cat, baby, balloon, me")
# ['baby', 'balloon']
1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 PointsIn the expression
re.findall(r'\w{count,}', string)
"count" is interpreted as a literal string of the 5 characters. To get the value of the variable count into the regular expression, use string concatenation or string formatting.
Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!