import re


def wkt_parser(wkt_point):
    """
    Parsing function of the Well Known Text point representation

    :param wkt_point: <str>
        example: `POINT(-73.97237 40.64749)`
    :return: A couple of values (longitude, latitude)
    """
    if wkt_point is None:
        return None, None
    result = re.findall("POINT\s?\(\s?(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s?\)", str(wkt_point))
    if len(result) < 1:
        return None, None
    else:
        return result[0]