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

HIMANSHU CHAUHAN
HIMANSHU CHAUHAN
3,165 Points
Posted by HIMANSHU CHAUHAN
HIMANSHU CHAUHAN
3,165 Points

It gives an error "it look like Task 1 is not passing". please help me to go through this task

1st part of the question is to create naming groups last_name,first_name and score using re.search or re.match. please help me to go through this task.

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

class Player:
    self.last_name=players.group("last_name")
    self.first_name=players.group("first_name")
    self.score=players.group("score")

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

The last task is independent from the regex work. It is looking for a simple class with a defined __init__ method that takes last_name, first_name, and score as arguments then sets the class attributes of the same name.

  • Add the __init__ method with self and the three arguments above
  • Include the lines you have inside this method.
  • change those lines to use the passed arguments instead of accessing the regex

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!