def formatPics(pics):
pattern = r'>(?=((?!>).)*$)'
altPattern = r'alt=[\"|\'].*?[\"|\']'
stylePattern = r'style=[\"|\'].*?[\"|\']'
i = 0
for pic in pics:
pic = re.sub(pattern, '/>', pic)
pic = re.sub(altPattern, '', pic)
# pic = re.sub(stylePattern, '', pic)
pics[i] = pic
i = i + 1
return pics