[SOLVED] How to replace characters in a string?

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[SOLVED] How to replace characters in a string?

Gribouillis

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Sep-04-2024, 01:37 PM

Strings are immutable. The replace() method creates a new string and leaves the original string unchanged.

>>> s = "spam spam <i> spam"
>>> t = s.replace("<i>", "[i]")
>>> t
'spam spam [i] spam'
>>> s
'spam spam <i> spam'
>>>

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RE: [SOLVED] How to replace characters in a string? - by Gribouillis - Sep-04-2024, 01:37 PM

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