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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Review: Regular Expressions in Python

Posted by sulaiman gannas
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sulaiman gannas
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 17,651 Points

Can't get this right

What is the regex

2 Answers

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

I'm sorry, what exactly is your question?

Calistus Oledibe
Calistus Oledibe
176 Points
Calistus Oledibe
Calistus Oledibe
176 Points

A quick google search returned the following and that is just about right.

A regular expression (sometimes abbreviated to "regex") is a way for a computer user or programmer to express how a computer program should look for a specified pattern in text and then what the program is to do when each pattern match is found.