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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Email Groups

Posted by Einars Vilnis
Einars Vilnis
8,050 Points

emails.py

Hi Guys! Can anybody tell me what I am doing wrong. It shows that program didn`t show the regex.

thanks

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.]+)                   #e-mails
    (?P<phone>\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4})           #Phone numbers
    ''', string, re.X|re.I)

1 Answer

William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

A small issue here. You also need to consider the comma and space in between email and phone number.

The problem description says that

The comma and spaces * should not* be part of the groups.

but that doesn't mean they aren't part of the regular expression; you still need to match against them, but outside of the group.

contacts = re.search(r'''
    (?P<email>[\w+]+@[\w.]+).\s+           #e-mails
    (?P<phone>\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4})           #Phone numbers
    ''', string, re.X|re.I)
Einars Vilnis
Einars Vilnis
8,050 Points

Thank You!