Regular Expressions Python Tutorial

import re 
phonePattern = re.compile(r'^(\d{3})\D+(\d{3})\D+(\d{4})\D+(\d+)$')  
phonePattern.search('000 888 1234 1234').groups()                  
print phonePattern.search('000-888-1234-1234').groups()                 
print phonePattern.search('00088812341234')                               
print phonePattern.search('000-888-1234')