python regex: get end digits from a string

Question

I am quite new to python and regex (regex newbie here), and I have the following simple string:

s=r\"\"\"99-my-name-is-John-Smith-6376827-%^-1-2-767980716\"\         


        

Answer 1

Save the regular expressions for something that requires more heavy lifting.

>>> def parse_last_digits(line): return line.split('-')[-1]
>>> s = parse_last_digits(r"99-my-name-is-John-Smith-6376827-%^-1-2-767980716")
>>> s
'767980716'