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

Posted by csj
csj
12,678 Points

Didn't get the expected match. Got "{'score': '18', 'first_name': 'Pinckney Benton', 'last_name': 'Stewart Pinchback'}".

I can't understand :) {'score': '18', 'first_name': 'Pinckney Benton', 'last_name': 'Pinckney Benton'}

isn't that correct? score of 18, first-name Pinckney Benton and last-name Pinckney Benton?

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

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Try using re.i with a uppercase i (if I make it uppercase here in the answer field is looks like a lowercase L). :)

Good luck! ~alex