You might want to be a little more explicit. Do you know that
this = "this"
that = "that"
or do you mean
this = `the part before the \D*`
that = `the part after the \D*`
If you mean the former, then the previously proposed
py> import re
py> line = 'see this man with that woman holding this do
Hrm, thought it had one. Guess it would help if I actually used regular
expression for replacement.
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"Deval L" wrote:
> re.replace.
There isn't a re.replace; be careful when you reply to newbies.
> "Vibha Tripathi" wrote:
>
> > It'd be silly to write the code for it if it already
> > exists somewhere in the Python re or sre library
> > module:
> >
> > I need to find and replace all strings in a
re.replace.
I don't think there's any way to avoid it. Except maybe having an alias
email address or a fake one.
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It'd be silly to write the code for it if it already
exists somewhere in the Python re or sre library
module:
I need to find and replace all strings in a text file
from a certain pattern to another pattern.
so for example if I see 'this(\D*)that' anywhere in
the file then I'd like to make is 'tha