empty string results in object names being assigned

[davemcphee]

test = CommonRegex('')
test.dates
<function regex.call..regex_method at 0x000000000389F048>
test.dates()
[]
test = CommonRegex('asdasd')
test.dates
[]
test.dates()
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
TypeError: 'list' object is not callable

This is on python 3.3.3 on Win 7 x64bit

I won't be surprised if this if my failure to understand a concept :)
Obvious workaround to detect empty strings before passing to CommonRegex is obvious.

[bootandy]

You want to use test.dates not test.dates()

[madisonmay]

I think a better option is to ensure a string is input, rather than checking the truthiness of the input text to decide whether to continue.