Pattern Search Regular Expression

[Mark Lawrence]

I tend to reach for string methods rather than an RE so will something like
this suit you?

c:\Users\Mark\MyPython>type a.py
for s in ("In the ocean",
"On the ocean",
"By the ocean",
"In this group",
"In this group",
"By the new group"):
print(' '.join(s.split()[1:-1]))


c:\Users\Mark\MyPython>a
the
the
the
this
this
the new

Careful - " ".join(s.split()) != s

Eg:'s s'

It's pedantry, but true.

I'm sorry but I haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about. I
believe the code I posted works for the OP's needs. If it doesn't
please say so.

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watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green." Snooker
commentator 'Whispering' Ted Lowe.

Mark Lawrence