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Aidan Taylor-Lynch
7,630 PointsI can't figure out how to use a variable in {variable, upper bound} to find a string of length variable and greater.
I also can't attached my code so I copied it:
import re
def find_words(count, string): return re.findall(r'\w{count,}', string)
It seems that python can't see that count is a variable and returns an empty list.
import re
# EXAMPLE:
# >>> find_words(4, "dog, cat, baby, balloon, me")
# ['baby', 'balloon']
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
It's up to you to convert the variable into a string, and include it in your RE:
def find_words(count, string):
return re.findall(r'\w{' + str(count) + ',}', string)
Aidan Taylor-Lynch
7,630 PointsYou're a Genius Steveo! Thanks so much!!