import re


def _get_authors(authors_md):
    """
    Get authors' name and GitHub handle from AUTHORS.md content
    """
    regex_pattern = r"\[(.+?)\]\((?:https://github.com/)(.+?)/?\)"
    _authors = re.findall(regex_pattern, authors_md)
    authors = []
    for author in _authors:
        full_name, gh_handle = author[:]
        authors.append((full_name, gh_handle))
    return authors