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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Email Groups

Sandu Gabriel
Sandu Gabriel
2,563 Points
Posted by Sandu Gabriel
Sandu Gabriel
2,563 Points

Why do i get a bummer after this output?

I got the output as requested in the challenge, or am i that dumb?

emails.py 
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.search(r'(?P<email>[\w+]+@[\w+.]+), (?P<phone>\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{3})', string)

1 Answer

Øyvind Andreassen
Øyvind Andreassen
16,839 Points
Øyvind Andreassen
Øyvind Andreassen
16,839 Points

Your pattern states that the last group in the phone number is three characters while it's actually four.

r'(?P<email>[\w+]+@[\w+.]+), (?P<phone>\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4})'