Question

from string:

l="\tsome string in line 1\n\tcmd: DIR @1332243996 (2012.03.20 12:46:36) state op:29 cfg:0\n\tline 3 some other string"

i want to extract “DIR”, therefore i created that regex:

j = re.search(r'cmd: \w+', l)

but when i do:

print j.group()

i got:

cmd: DIR

What should I do, to get only “DIR”, not with “cmd: ” eg:

print j.group()
DIR

thx for all answers

Answer 1

You need to capture the DIR group in your regex:

j = re.search(r'cmd: (\w+)', l)

Then reference it when retrieving:

print j.group(1)