How to split Python string using regular expression

Question

I would like to split a string e.g.:

'JEBY VB /21/01 RG SPORT LTD 3802381001 - 21/01 COM BB3434345566778'

with a regular expression and need output:

['JEBY VB', 'RG SPORT LTD', 'COM BB']

The problem is that I am not much familiar with regular expression so, don't have an idea, which kind of regular expression have to write to get result. — Dharmesh Patel
– Dharmesh Patel, Commented Mar 18, 2015 at 15:43
Then please find yourself a regex tutorial (Python has one) and start learning. As it stands, it's not even clear what your rules for splitting are (just two or more non-letter characters in a row?) — jonrsharpe
– jonrsharpe, Commented Mar 18, 2015 at 15:44

Wiktor Stribiżew · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-18 15:44:20Z

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You can use the regex that negates all letters and a space, something like:

re.split(r'(?i)\s*[^a-z ]+\s*', 'JEBY VB /21/01 RG SPORT LTD 3802381001 - 21/01 COM BB3434345566778')

But you will have to omit empty chunks if any.

answered Mar 18, 2015 at 15:44

Wiktor Stribiżew

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