Regex with Python? Many of you do not find this combination easy, which partly happens because of the Python's obfuscated regex documentation too! In this course, to make your life easy, I have used some real-world examples.  The goals are:

- Teach you how to use the Python regular expressions (re) module and relevant functions by running interactive examples;
- Educate you to deal with projects with real world data examples (e.g., pdf and web scraping, more coming soon!);
- Challenge you with coding exercises and quizzes; and
- Beginner friendly video lectures to explain the basic REGEX concepts.

This is a short course,  should be pretty quick and easy to complete. However, it assumes that you have basic Python skills (see the other Python courses on this platform). This course should get you going with Python Regex in less than 30mins. This course is a core component of the 'Learn Scientific Programming' project.

Python Regular Expressions with Data Scraping Projects

### The Match Function Exercise


Let’s assume that we have a string variable called `line`, where `line = "Learn to Analyze Data with Scientific Python"` passed to a function called `regex_processor()` in the following code. 

Can you find the word `"Analyze"` after the word `"to"`?


import re

def regex_processor(line):
  # Passed from the arg, line = "Learn to Analyze Data with Scientific Python" 
  m = re.match( r'(.*) to (.*?) .*', line, re.M|re.I)
  
  # Replace the '0' with correct number (1 or 2?)
  if m:
     print  (m.group(0))
  else:
     print ("No match!!")

import re

line = "Learn to Analyze Data with Scientific Python";

m = re.match( r'(.*) to (.*?) .*', line, re.M|re.I)

if m:
   print (m.group(2))
else:
   print ("No match!!")




Your task is to replace the `'?'` on the **line 9** with a correct group number (`1` or `2`) for the word `Analyze`.

### Do you need a hint?
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Hint: The first group `(.*)` identified the string: `Learn` and the next group `(*.?)` identified the string: `Analyze`.

# The Match Function Exercise


Let’s assume that we have a string variable called `line`, where `line = "Learn to Analyze Data with Scientific Python"` passed to a function called `regex_processor()` in the following code. 

Can you find the word `"Analyze"` after the word `"to"`?


Your task is to replace the `'?'` on the **line 9** with a correct group number (`1` or `2`) for the word `Analyze`.

# Do you need a hint?
Click on the button below:

Test your Python Regex match() and group() function skills.

Introduction

Python Regular Expressions Funtions

Python Regex - Look ahead and Look behind

Python Lazy and Greedy Search

Python Regex by Examples

References

Python Regex Match ( ) function - Coding exercise

The Match Function Exercise

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