- import re 
- date = '24 Jan 2016' 
- def func(line): 
-     month_regex = re.search('(\d{1,2})\s(Jan(?:uary)?)\s(\d{2,4})', line) 
-     if month_regex: 
-         year = month_regex.group(3) 
-     return year 
- print(func(date)) 
				aW1wb3J0IHJlCmRhdGUgPSAnMjQgSmFuIDIwMTYnCmRlZiBmdW5jKGxpbmUpOgogICAgbW9udGhfcmVnZXggPSByZS5zZWFyY2goJyhcZHsxLDJ9KVxzKEphbig/OnVhcnkpPylccyhcZHsyLDR9KScsIGxpbmUpCiAgICBpZiBtb250aF9yZWdleDoKICAgICAgICB5ZWFyID0gbW9udGhfcmVnZXguZ3JvdXAoMykKICAgIHJldHVybiB5ZWFyCnByaW50KGZ1bmMoZGF0ZSkp