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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Escapes

Matthew Johnston
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Matthew Johnston
Courses Plus Student 51 Points

Tell me the answer

I am on challenge task of escape sequences. my code is: def first_number(strng): number = re.search(r'/d',strng) return number

I don't understand what is wrong

escapes.py
import re


def first_number(strng):
    number = re.search(r'/d',strng)
    return number

backslash: '\d'

1 Answer

backslash: '\d'