ankit wrote: > I am using mainstr.replace(substr, "") but it gives me additional > carriage returns which leads to empty spaces as follows:
The .replace() method does *not* introduce additional carriage returns (nor newlines/linefeeds, which is probably what you meant). If you think it does, your tests are flawed or you are misinterpreting what is happening. Maybe start with a simpler test case, and make use of repr() on your output to let you compare the input and output more accurately. If you still think newlines are being introduced, please post the *actual code* you are using. Do not just retype it: cut and paste it so we know it's reliable. (I tried with what you posted, and after correcting for the missing quotation mark when you defined substr, I get the results you wanted, not what you showed.) -Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
