Solution: Extract phone numbers
import re
filename = "phone.txt"
with open(filename) as fh:
for line in fh:
match = re.search(r'''\b
(
\d\d-\d{7}
|
\d\d\d-\d-\d{7}
|
\d\d-\d\d\d-\d\d\d\d
)\b''', line, re.VERBOSE)
if match:
print(match.group(1))