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})')