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

Alexander Mitrofanov
Alexander Mitrofanov
5,029 Points
Posted by Alexander Mitrofanov
Alexander Mitrofanov
5,029 Points

Create a variable named players that is an re.search() or re.match() to capture three groups: last_name, first_name, and

I am a bit puzzled with this task. Why do I need to use re.search() and not re.findall()

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]+),\s
        (?P<first_name>[\w\s]+):\s
        (?P<score>[\w\s]+)$\s
''', string, re.X|re.M)

1 Answer

Alexander Mitrofanov
Alexander Mitrofanov
5,029 Points
Alexander Mitrofanov
Alexander Mitrofanov
5,029 Points

Ok, solved all my problems.

First of all the last \s is there by mistake in the last line.(Damn you ctrl-c, ctrl-v)

Another thing is: The error I got: "Didn't find the correct information for Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback." is super misleading an made me think about re.findall().