Accent character problem

[Sallu]

Hi all and one
i wrote this script, working fine without fail( just run it)

import re
value='This is Praveen'
print value
#value = 'riché gerry'
#words=str(value.split()).strip('[]').replace(', ', '') ( here i tried
to convert in to list and then back to string)
#print words
richre=re.compile(r'[a-zA-Z0-9]')

if(richre.match(value)):
print "Valid"
else:
print "Not allowed special characters"

Output 1: (Fair)
This is Praveen
Valid
but when i change the value like
value='éhis is Praveen'
then

Output 2Fair)
éhis is Praveen
Not allowed special characters
(because i wanted to check out the ascent(é) character so its working
fine no issue)

but when i give ascent(é) character in middle like
value='This és Praveen'

Output 3not fair)

This és Praveen
Valid
even it have ascent character it should display message "Not allowed
special characters"
Please help me out.
Thanks

 

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Hi all and one
i wrote this script, working fine without fail( just run it)

import re
value='This is Praveen'
print value
#value = 'riché gerry'
#words=str(value.split()).strip('[]').replace(', ', '') ( here i tried
to convert in to list and then back to string)
#print words
richre=re.compile(r'[a-zA-Z0-9]')

if(richre.match(value)):
print "Valid"
else:
print "Not allowed special characters"

Output 1: (Fair)
This is Praveen
Valid
but when i change the value like
value='éhis is Praveen'
then

Output 2Fair)
éhis is Praveen
Not allowed special characters
(because i wanted to check out the ascent(é) character so its working
fine no issue)

but when i give ascent(é) character in middle like
value='This és Praveen'

Output 3not fair)

This és Praveen
Valid
even it have ascent character it should display message "Not allowed
special characters"
Please help me out.

You only test the *first* character. You need to modify your rex using a
+, like this:

richre=re.compile(r'[a-zA-Z0-9]+')

Only then it will match the whole word.

Diez