how to use .replace python with text files code example
Example 1: python replace string in file
#input file
fin = open("data.txt", "rt")
#output file to write the result to
fout = open("out.txt", "wt")
#for each line in the input file
for line in fin:
#read replace the string and write to output file
fout.write(line.replace('pyton', 'python'))
#close input and output files
fin.close()
fout.close()
Example 2: change part of a text file python
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import fileinput
with fileinput.FileInput(filename, inplace=True, backup='.bak') as file:
for line in file:
print(line.replace(text_to_search, replacement_text), end='')