On 01/11/2013 21:33, Captain Dunsel wrote:
I have a text file that has lines with numbers occasionally appearing right
before a person's name. For example:
COLLEGE:ENROLLMENT:COMPLETED EVALUATIONS:624309FUDD, ELMER
where I want to search for the name "ELMER FUDD" and extract the number right in front of it
"608309" when such a number appears but the length of the number is variable and using
?<= in a regular expression will only search for a fixed length.
Any ideas appreciated!
How about searching with a pattern like r':(\d*)FUDD, ELMER'.
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