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Christopher Ostrander Jr
7,155 PointsLost
contacts = re.match(""" (?P<email>[-\w\d.+]+@[-\w\d.]+),\s (?P<phone>(?\d{3})?-?\s?\d{3}-\d{4}) """, string, re.X|re.M)
I have spent a lot of time trying to figure this out and I'm losing interest quickly. What is the problem with what I have?
import re
string = '''Love, Kenneth, kenneth+challenge@teamtreehouse.com, 555-555-5555, @kennethlove
Chalkley, Andrew, andrew@teamtreehouse.co.uk, 555-555-5556, @chalkers
McFarland, Dave, dave.mcfarland@teamtreehouse.com, 555-555-5557, @davemcfarland
Kesten, Joy, joy@teamtreehouse.com, 555-555-5558, @joykesten'''
contacts = re.match("""
(?P<email>[-\w\d.+]+@[-\w\d.]+),\s
(?P<phone>\(?\d{3}\)?-?\s?\d{3}-\d{4})
""", string, re.X|re.M)
1 Answer
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Steven Parker
230,688 PointsYou nearly had it! The instructions say "Create a new variable named contacts
that is an re.search()
...", but this code is using "re.match()
" instead. Otherwise, the regex pattern is good!
Christopher Ostrander Jr
7,155 PointsChristopher Ostrander Jr
7,155 PointsThank you very much!