How do i remove anything inside parentheses () in python

Question

How do I remove whatever is inside the brackets?

Sample string:

cost
889990(+2.4%)

My code:

data['cost']=re.sub(('(\d+)'), '', data.cost)

What I'm trying to achieve:

cost
889990

Does the code you've shown not work? Why not? Is “result” what you want or what you actually get? — mkrieger1, Jun 19 '19 at 20:02
It's not clear what you want in the final result. Removing everything inside the brackets gives: `cost 889990()` is that what you're trying to get? — Mark, Jun 19 '19 at 20:07

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 19 '19 at 20:03

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You need to escape the parentheses in your regex string:

import re

s = 'cost 889990(+2.4%)'

print(re.sub(r'\([^)]*\)', '', s))

Prints:

cost 889990

answered Jun 19 '19 at 20:03

Andrej Kesely

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