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Get filename extension function, using a regex. Keep the point.
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get_extension2
import re
def get_extension(filename):
regex = re.compile(r'^.*?.(?P<ext>.tar\.gz|.tar\.bz2|.\w+)$')
return regex.match(filename).group('ext')
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