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Moses Lagoon
Courses Plus Student 378 PointsDon't seem to get what I am doing wrong here.
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\d.+]+@[-\w\d.]+) (?P<phone>(?\d{3})?-?\s?\d{3}-\d{4})? ''',string, re.X)
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\d.+]+@[-\w\d.]+)
(?P<phone>\(?\d{3}\)?-?\s?\d{3}-\d{4})?
''',string, re.X)
1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 PointsYou're on the right track. You need to fix the following:
- remove the leading caret ("^"). It's used to signify the beginning of a line. Sine email starts in the middle it breaks the pattern.
- add the pattern between the two groups:comma and multiple whitespace:
,\s+ - include the Multiline flag:
re.M(remember to use pipe symbol ("|") to OR the flags.
Post back if you need more help.