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Match a word at the end of a string in Python

Match a word at the end of a string in Python

Write a Regular Expression in Python to match a word at the end of a string ending with an optional punctuation mark.

import re

sourceString = 'this a a sentence'
print( re.findall( '\w+\S*$', sourceString) )		# ['sentence']

sourceString = 'this a another sentence.'
print( re.findall( '\w+\S*$', sourceString) )		# ['sentence.']

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