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Regex Part 1 - Search for years in the given text
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search_years.py
import re
# regex to search for years
regex = "\d{4}"
text = "In 1828, Anyos Jedlik, a Hungarian who invented an early type of electric motor, created a tiny model car powered by his new motor. In 1838, Scotsman Robert Davidson built an electric locomotive that attained a speed of 4 miles per hour (6 km/h)."
print(re.findall(regex, text))
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