Python String replace() Method
Example
Replace the word "bananas":
txt = "I like bananas"
x = txt.replace("bananas", "apples")
print(x)
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Definition and Usage
The replace()
method replaces a specified
phrase with another specified phrase.
Note: All occurrences of the specified phrase will be replaced, if nothing else is specified.
Syntax
string.replace(oldvalue, newvalue, count)
Parameter Values
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
oldvalue | Required. The string to search for |
newvalue | Required. The string to replace the old value with |
count | Optional. A number specifying how many occurrences of the old value you want to replace. Default is all occurrences |
More Examples
Example
Replace all occurrence of the word "one":
txt = "one one was a race horse, two two was one too."
x =
txt.replace("one", "three")
print(x)
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Example
Replace the two first occurrence of the word "one":
txt = "one one was a race horse, two two was one too."
x =
txt.replace("one", "three", 2)
print(x)
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