Python TypeError on regex [duplicate]
TypeError: can’t use a string pattern on a bytes-like object what did i do wrong?? You used a string pattern on a bytes object. Use a bytes pattern instead: linkregex = re.compile(b'<a\s*href=[\’|”](.*?)[\'”].*?>’) ^ Add the b there, it makes it into a bytes object (ps: >>> from disclaimer include dont_use_regexp_on_html “Use BeautifulSoup or lxml instead.” … Read more