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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Word Length

kushagra jain
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kushagra jain
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Posted by kushagra jain
kushagra jain
Courses Plus Student 2,563 Points

what's wrong in this?

showing:object of type 'NoneType' has no len()

word_length.py 
import re

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

def find_words(cnt,expression):
    return re.search(r"\w{len(cnt),}",expression)

1 Answer

Renato Guzman
Renato Guzman
51,436 Points
Renato Guzman
Renato Guzman
51,436 Points

The variable cnt is a number. The second parameter is the list.

find_words(4, "dog, cat, baby, balloon, me")
find_words(cnt, expression)