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Separate trailing digits from the rest of the string
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| import re | |
| def trailing_digits(str): | |
| m = re.search('^[0-9]*', str) | |
| return (str[m.start():m.end()], str[m.end():]) | |
| #> trailing_digits('1234 hollywood boulevard') | |
| #> ('1234', ' hollywood boulevard') |
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