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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Players Dictionary and Class

Posted by ASHOK Gudivada
ASHOK Gudivada
11,701 Points

RegEX

Can someone check what is wrong in my class

players.py 
import re

string = '''Love, Kenneth: 20
Chalkley, Andrew: 25
McFarland, Dave: 10
Kesten, Joy: 22
Stewart Pinchback, Pinckney Benton: 18'''

players = re.search(r'''
  (?P<last_name>[\w ]*)
  ,\s
  (?P<first_name>[\w ]*)
  :\s
  (?P<score>[\d]*)
''', string, re.X | re.M)


class Player:
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
            for key, value in kwargs.items():
                if key = "first_name":
                    self.first_name = value
                elif key = "last_name":
                    self.last_name = value
                elif key = "score":
                    self.score = value

2 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 67,989 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 67,989 Points

You are very close! Check that your if and elif statements are using the proper equally comparison operator ==.

ASHOK Gudivada
ASHOK Gudivada
11,701 Points
ASHOK Gudivada
ASHOK Gudivada
11,701 Points

Thank you