regular_expression.py

'''
Identifiers:
\d : any number
\D : anything but a number
\s : space
\S : anything but a space
\w : any character
\W : anything but a character
.  : any character, except for a newline
\b : the whitespace around words
\. : a period

Modifiers :
{1,3} : we're expecting 1-3
+ : match 1 or more
? : match 0 or 1
* : match 0 or more
$ : match the end of a string
^ : match the beginning of a string
| : either or
[] : range or "variance" 
{x} : expecting "x" amount

White Space Character:
\n : new line
\s : space
\t : tab
\e : escape
\f : form feed
\r : return

DONT FORGET! :
. + * ? [ ] $ ^ ( ) { } | \
'''


import re

exampleString = '''
Ajay is 18 years old, and Jaimin is 20 years old.
Edward is 97, and his grandfather, Oscar, is 102.
'''

ages = re.findall(r'\d{1,3}',exampleString)
names = re.findall(r'[A-Z][a-z]*',exampleString)

print(ages)
print(names)

ageDict = {}
x=0
for eachName in names:
    ageDict[eachName] = ages[x]
    x+=1

print(ageDict)