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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Word Length

Holden Glass
Holden Glass
6,077 Points
Posted by Holden Glass
Holden Glass
6,077 Points

Not sure how to get variable inside a re.findall raw string.

I tried using format to get the number in there, I also tried to use a place holder in the curly brackets to keep errors away. None of it worked and I'm out of ideas. Any help is appreciated.

word_length.py 
import re

# EXAMPLE:
# >>> find_words(4, "dog, cat, baby, balloon, me")
# ['baby', 'balloon']

def find_words(count, string):
    return re.findall(r'\w{count,}', string)

1 Answer

Holden Glass
Holden Glass
6,077 Points
Holden Glass
Holden Glass
6,077 Points

ok. I did that except that I didn't have the +'s and the str. Thanks

Anthony Lochmandy
Anthony Lochmandy
1,782 Points

Thank you so much for this assist. This problem was starting to drive me to drink.