Python regex compile (with re.VERBOSE) not working
python, regex
Solution
Whitespaces are ignored (ie, your expression is effectively `DukeWann`), so you need to make sure there's a space there:
regex = re.compile(r'''
Duke[ ] # First name followed by a space
Wann #Last Name
''', re.VERBOSE | re.IGNORECASE)
See http://docs.python.org/2/library/re.html#re.VERBOSE
Problem
I'm trying to put comments in when compiling a regex but when using the `re.VERBOSE` flag I get no matchresult anymore. (using Python 3.3.0) Before: ``` regex = re.compile(r"Duke wann", re.IGNORECASE) print(regex.search("He is called: Duke WAnn.").group()) ``` Output: `Duke WAnn` After: ``` regex = re.compile(r''' Duke # First name Wann #Last Name ''', re.VERBOSE | re.IGNORECASE) print(regex.search("He is called: Duke WAnn.").group()) ``` Output: ``` AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'group' ```