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Vamsi Pavan Mahesh Gunturu
4,541 PointsCould not find the solution
I seem to be getting [] as my output
import re
# EXAMPLE:
# >>> find_words(4, "dog, cat, baby, balloon, me")
# ['baby', 'balloon']
def find_words(count,temp):
return re.findall(r'\w*count+',temp)
1 Answer
Roman Kuzhelev
7,853 PointsIt seems that you've made a 'count' WORD to be a literal part of your regular expression - I suppose that your initial intention was to use a value of this VARIABLE instead. Just try to use the following code in a place of yours:
def find_words(count, temp):
return re.findall(r'\w' * count + '+', temp)
As you can see, here we are using the 'count' as a variable - you've just made it to be a literal part of regular expression.
Vamsi Pavan Mahesh Gunturu
4,541 PointsVamsi Pavan Mahesh Gunturu
4,541 PointsOh I see, I think r'\w*2' would work fine? Thanks for the nice tip
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherKenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacherr'\w*2'would look for any number of word characters followed by the number 2.