Python

def parse_abbr_from_name(name_abbr):
    ''' Function to parse the abbreviation from the name '''

    try:
        name, abbr = name_abbr.strip(')').split('(')
    # If there are no '( )', then only one value will return, which
    # means that there is no abbreviation, there is only a name.
    except ValueError:
        name = name_abbr
        abbr = None

    return name, abbr