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Python Regular Expressions in Python Introduction to Regular Expressions Word Length

alex albas
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alex albas
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,190 Points

Why it doesn't work? in my terminal console it works..

I can't pass the current challenge, but i tried to compile into console and it works...what happens?

word_length.py
import re

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

def find_words(count, my_string):
  my_list = my_string.split(', ')
  for word in my_list:
    if len(word) < count :
      my_list.remove(word)
  return my_list

2 Answers

Functionally it is correct. However its not using the way taught in the lesson. I.e using the methods from the module re. Have a look at the video before the challenge, Kenneth explains it there.

Kenneth Love
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Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hmm, that's matching the word 'match' when the length is 6.