Regular Expression in Python

[newPeter]

Hi,

I am trying to figureout some data from python,

pat = re.compile(r'^(.{3})(\d{1})\w|\s')

pat.search(' 183 14 1 1282 0 2004-11-08/13:26:14.21').groups()

it searches and matches the record rightly: output willbe:
(' 183 ', '1')

but if i am trying to search for one digit e.g,

pat = re.compile(r'^(.{13})(\d{1})\w|\s')
pat.search(' 183 14 1 1282 0 2004-11-08/13:26:14.21').groups()

output is: (Nothing,Nothing)

is there any restrction from Python or my code needs some correction?
Thanks,
SF.

 

[Ann]

Hi,

I am trying to figureout some data from python,

pat = re.compile(r'^(.{3})(\d{1})\w|\s')

pat.search(' 183 14 1 1282 0 2004-11-08/13:26:14.21').groups()

it searches and matches the record rightly: output willbe:
(' 183 ', '1')

but if i am trying to search for one digit e.g,

pat = re.compile(r'^(.{13})(\d{1})\w|\s')
pat.search(' 183 14 1 1282 0 2004-11-08/13:26:14.21').groups()

output is: (Nothing,Nothing)

is there any restrction from Python or my code needs some correction?
Thanks,
SF.

Do you need to escape your curly brackets?
I don't understand the dot.

 

[Chris Smith]

I am trying to figureout some data from python,

Yes. I'm rather confused why you've posted in a Java newsgroup.
Perhaps you should try comp.lang.python instead.

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