Re: splitting a string into an array using a time value

[Gabriel Genellina]

En Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:08:53 -0300, Joe Python <jopython@gmail .com>
escribió:

I want to find a way to split a string into an array using a time value.
s = r"""
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"""
>
I tried to use the pattern but its not working:
pattern = r'(\d+/\d+/\d+ \d+:\d+:\d+ .+)'
pat = re.compile(patt ern)
result = re.split(pat,s)

The pattern must match the *separator* only. Try with:
pattern = r'\d+/\d+/\d+ \d+:\d+:\d+ (AM|PM)'

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Gabriel Genellina