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Python Regex Match ( ) function - Coding exercise

Test your Python Regex match() and group() function skills.

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The Match Function Exercise

Let’s assume that we have a string variable called line, where line = "Learn to Analyze Data with Scientific Python" passed to a function called regex_processor() in the following code.

Can you find the word "Analyze" after the word "to"?

Python 3.5
import re
def regex_processor(line):
  # Passed from the arg, line = "Learn to Analyze Data with Scientific Python" 
  m = re.match( r'(.*) to (.*?) .*', line, re.M|re.I)
  
  # Replace the '0' with correct number (1 or 2?)
  if m:
     print  (m.group(0))
  else:
     print ("No match!!")

Your task is to replace the '?' on the line 9 with a correct group number (1 or 2) for the word Analyze.

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