find and replace string python code example

Example 1: python replace string

# string.replace(old, new, count),  no import is necessary
text = "Apples taste Good."
print(text.replace('Apples', 'Bananas'))          # use .replace() on a variable
Bananas taste Good.          <---- Output

print("Have a Bad Day!".replace("Bad","Good"))    # Use .replace() on a string
Have a Good Day!             <----- Output

print("Mom is happy!".replace("Mom","Dad").replace("happy","angry"))  #Use many times
Dad is angry!                <----- Output

Example 2: replace number with string python

x = re.sub(r"\d+", "NUMB", str(x))       #Replaces digits with 'NUMB'

Example 3: python replace "\" for "/"

my_string = r'\\ServerA\DriveB\5.FolderC\A.TXT'
my_string = my_string.replace('\\', '/')