The string type has a replace function that does what you want.
Except you can't change a string -- they are immutable -- so this
creates a new string.
>>> s = 'linux-raid.vger.kernel.org'
>>> new_s = s.replace('.', '@', 1)
>>> new_s
'linux-r...@vger.kernel.org'
On 2/14/21 1:14 PM, c...@isbd.net wrote:
What's the easiest way to change the first occurrence of a specified
character in a string?
E.g. I want to change linux-raid.vger.kernel.org to
linux-r...@vger.kernel.org, it's a fairly general requirement of
needing to change '.' to '@'.
Alternatively is there an RE 'match' function that would test if
linux-r...@vger.kernel.org matches linux-raid.vger.kernel.org? I don't
really care if the '.' are all regarded as wild cards, the match will
be accurate enough.
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