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Python script that deletes symbols in plain text - nzcan - Sep-05-2023
I need a python script that deletes all symbols in a plain text file.
For example, I want that all 'd', all 'f' and all '0' (zeros) in a plain text file to be deleted and not replaced by other symbols.
Is open() good for this task or I should use something else?
Thanks i advance!
RE: Python script that deletes symbols in plain text - deanhystad - Sep-05-2023
You cannot delete things from a file. You can read a file and write a new file that has the contents of the old sans the unwanted symbols.
There are tools that do this kind of thing. What operating system are you using.
RE: Python script that deletes symbols in plain text - nzcan - Sep-05-2023
(Sep-05-2023, 03:52 PM)deanhystad Wrote: What operating system are you using
Linux
RE: Python script that deletes symbols in plain text - deanhystad - Sep-05-2023
Link to stackoverflow post where sed is used to remove strings from a file.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5998454/remove-occurrences-of-string-in-text-file