python replace file code example

Example 1: python find and replace string in file

# Read in the file
with open('file.txt', 'r') as file :
  filedata = file.read()

# Replace the target string
filedata = filedata.replace('ram', 'abcd')

# Write the file out again
with open('file.txt', 'w') as file:
  file.write(filedata)

Example 2: python copy file

from shutil import copyfile
copyfile(src, dst)

Example 3: 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 4: python replace text in file

filename = "sample1.txt"
# SAMPLE1.TXT
# Hello World!
# I am a human.

with open(filename, 'r+') as f:
    text = f.read()
    text = re.sub('human', 'cat', text)
    f.seek(0)
    f.write(text)
    f.truncate()

# SAMPLE1.TXT
# Hello World!
# I am a cat.

Example 5: 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='')