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

Posted by Dimitris Poulopoulos
Dimitris Poulopoulos
7,670 Points

What is wrong with my code?

I give this answer on Python regex question and I get back that players isn't a regex object. What is wrong?

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{2})$
""", string, re.X)

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

:point_right: I see two issues:

  • You overlooked the hint the challenge gave you: "It should include re.MULTILINE."
  • You must account for multi-word names. By itself, \w does not include spaces.
Chris Grazioli
Chris Grazioli
31,225 Points
Chris Grazioli
Chris Grazioli
31,225 Points

regardless if you make your regex 

^(?P<last_name>[-\w ]+),\s
    (?P<first_name>[-\w ]+):\s
    (?P<score>[\d{2}])$
``
you will still get an error
Dimitris Poulopoulos
Dimitris Poulopoulos
7,670 Points

Try adding re.M for Multiline and remove the start and end strings (^, $)