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

Posted by beven nyamande
beven nyamande
9,575 Points

players.py

my code is running fine on python idle but here am getting a bummer Kenneth Love where am i getting it wrong

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(r'''(?P<last_name>[\w+]+),\s(?P<first_name>[\w+]+[^:]):\s(?P<score>\d{2})''', string, re.M|re.I)
#print(players.search(string).groupdict())
Welby Obeng
Welby Obeng
20,340 Points
Welby Obeng
Welby Obeng
20,340 Points

can you paste the challenge ?

2 Answers

Kenneth Love
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Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Look at the last name in string. That person has two words in their last name and two words in their first name. Your pattern isn't allowing for that, so you need to adjust it.

Paul Finch
Paul Finch
5,484 Points
Paul Finch
Paul Finch
5,484 Points 
players = re.search(r'''(?P<last_name>[\w\s-]+),\s
    (?P<first_name>[\w\s]+[^:])/s
    (?P<score>[\d{2}])''', string, re.X|re.M)

Getting the error players doesn't seem to be a regex object.

I just cant see what Im doing wrong.