Method Name
replace
Method Name
replace(oldSubString, newSubString[, count])
Method Overview
- The replace method of python str class replaces occurrences of specified substring with another substring.
- The number of times the replacement should happen can be specified.
Parameters:
oldSubString - The substring that needs to be replaced
newSubString - The new substring that is replacing the old one
count - Number of times the old substring needs to be replaced
with the new substring
Return Value:
The new string in which occurrences of the old substring is replaced with the new substring.
Example 1:
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testString = "I felt happy because I saw the others were happy" newString = testString.replace("I", "He")
print("Original String:{}".format(testString)) print("New String:{}".format(newString))
text = "was young the way an actual young person is young" newText = testString.replace("young", "smart")
print("==========") print("Original Text:{}".format(text)) print("New Text:{}".format(newText))
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Output:
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Original String:I felt happy because I saw the others were happy New String:He felt happy because He saw the others were happy ========== Original Text:was young the way an actual young person is young New Text:I felt happy because I saw the others were happy |
Example 2:
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quote = "begin at the beginning" newQuote = quote.replace("begin", "Start", 1)
print("Original Quote:{}".format(quote)) print("New Quote:{}".format(newQuote)) |
Output:
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Original Quote:begin at the beginning New Quote:Start at the beginning |