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test.py
import re
phrase = "we are ______,______ and ___"
names = ["John", "Paul", "Ringo"]
re.sub(r'(_)\1{2,}', something, phrase)
"we are John,Paul and Ringo"
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import re
phrase = "we are ______,______ and _____"
names = ["John", "Paul", "Ringo"]


def name_replace(match):
    name = names.pop(0)
    return name

print(re.sub(
    r'(_)\1{2,}',
    name_replace,
    phrase
))

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