import re
regex = re.compile(r"([A-Z]\w+\s+[A-Z]\w+)|([A-Z]\w+)(?=\s+and\s+[A-Z]\w+\s+([A-Z]\w+))", flags=re.MULTILINE)
test_str = ("Russ Middleton and Lisa Murro\n"
"Ron Iervolino, Trish and Russ Middleton, and Lisa Middleton \n"
"Ron Iervolino, Kelly and Tom Murro\n"
"Ron Iervolino, Trish and Russ Middleton and Lisa Middleton ")
subst = "$1$2 $3"
result = regex.sub(subst, test_str)
if result:
print(result)
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Python, please visit: https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html