I'm attempting to identify the names in this string, using regex (https://regex101.com).

Example text:

Elon R. Musk (245)436-7956 Jeff Bezos (235)231-3432

What I've tried so far only seems to work for names without a middle initial:

([A-Z]{1}[a-z] ) ([A-Z]{1}[a-z] )

Note: Phone Numbers are random keystrokes. Please don't try calling them.

Here's an example of python code using the re package:

import re
strr = 'Elon R. Musk (245)436-7956 Jeff Bezos (235)231-3432'

def gimmethenamesdammit(strr):
    regex = re.compile("([A-Z]{1}[a-z] ) ([A-Z]{1}[a-z] )")
    print(regex.findall(strr))

gimmethenamesdammit(strr)

To sum things up, please modify the regular expression above to highlight both the names Elon R. Musk and Jeff Bezos

Desired python output when running gimmethenamesdammit(strr):

gimmethenamesdammit(strr)

[('Elon', 'R.', 'Musk'), ('Jeff', 'Bezos')]

CodePudding user response：

Try this: \b([^\s*][a-zA-Z_\.\s] )\b

Demo: https://regex101.com/r/7ul1pQ/1

1. \b...\b -- word boundary
2. [^\s*][a-zA-Z_\.\s] -- text with letters, dots and spaces
3. () -- captured group