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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Phone Numbers

Ryan McGuire
Ryan McGuire
3,758 Points
Posted by Ryan McGuire
Ryan McGuire
3,758 Points

I am sure this is simple, but I am at a loss. What do I need to change in my function?

Thanks for the help in advance, sorry if this is simple.

phone_number.py 
import re

def phone_numbers(numbers):
    re.findall(r'\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4}',numbers)

1 Answer

sergio alvarez
sergio alvarez
15,205 Points
sergio alvarez
sergio alvarez
15,205 Points

Hi Ryan, you had almost all correct, you were missing the requirement for the return 

def phone_numbers(par):
    return re.findall(r'\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4}',par)
Ryan McGuire
Ryan McGuire
3,758 Points
Ryan McGuire
Ryan McGuire
3,758 Points

Thank you! It is so tough in the beginning to know what mistake I have made when there are so many possibilities. I had tried return but wrapped the next part in () which it "didn't like". Thanks!