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     #!/usr/bin/env python
     # encoding: utf-8
     #
     # Copyright (c) 2010 Doug Hellmann.  All rights reserved.
     #
     """Find email addresses that match the person's name
     """
     #end_pymotw_header
     
     import re
     
     address = re.compile(
         '''
     
         # The regular name
         (?P<first_name>\w+)
         \s+
         (([\w.]+)\s+)?      # optional middle name or initial
         (?P<last_name>\w+)
     
         \s+
     
         <
     
         # The address: first_name.last_name@domain.tld
         (?P<email>
           (?P=first_name)
           \.
           (?P=last_name)
           @
           ([\w\d.]+\.)+    # domain name prefix
           (com|org|edu)    # limit the allowed top-level domains
         )
     
         >
         ''',
         re.UNICODE | re.VERBOSE | re.IGNORECASE)
     
     candidates = [
         u'First Last <first.last@example.com>',
         u'Different Name <first.last@example.com>',
         u'First Middle Last <first.last@example.com>',
         u'First M. Last <first.last@example.com>',
         ]
     
     for candidate in candidates:
         print
         print 'Candidate:', candidate
         match = address.search(candidate)
         if match:
             print '  Match name :', match.groupdict()['first_name'], match.groupdict()['last_name']
             print '  Match email:', match.groupdict()['email']
         else:
             print '  No match'
     

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