Python split string on regex

Question

I\'m trying to split a string using a regular expression.

Friday 1Friday 11 JAN 11

The output I want to achieve is

[\'Fr         


        

Answer 1

The problem is the capturing parentheses. This syntax: (?:...) makes them non-capturing. Try:

p = re.compile(r'((?:Friday|Saturday)\s*\d{1,2})')

Answer 2

You can also use 're.findall' function.

\>>> val  
'Friday 1Friday 11 JAN 11 '  
\>>> pat = re.compile(r'(\w+\s*\d*)')  
\>>> m=re.findall(pat,val)  
\>>> m  
['Friday 1', 'Friday 11', 'JAN 11']

Answer 3

p = re.compile(r'(Friday\s\d+|Saturday)')