Why doesn't it work the way it should?

Question

Python

trans_compile2 = re.compile('[(.+)|(.+)]')
res2 = trans_compile2.findall('[id501053137|Александра]')

I need to select the variables from the brackets between | But elected | , where is the mistake?
['|']

Answer 1

Everything just works as it should.
[ ] and | have a special meaning in the regex. If you need exactly such characters, you need to escape them with\
re.compile('\[(.+)\|(.+)\]')

Answer 2

What a cute smiley...
('[(.+)|(.+)]')