How to Replace Multiple Characters in a String in Python

Hello guys. How are you? I hope you all fine. In this tutorial we will learn about how to Replace Multiple Characters in a String in Python by the different methods. So without of wasting time lets start with the below methods.

How to Replace Multiple Characters in a String in Python

Method 1 : Using replace()

You can replace Multiple Characters in a String in Python by using replace()function. This will replace the words from your string as you want. So lets learn this by given example:

str1 = "I love dogs, dogs are loyal"
str2 = str1.replace("dogs", "cats")
print(str2)

Output :

I love cats, cats are loyal

Method 2 : Using dictionary

In this method by making dictionary you can replace the words which you don’t want in your string. lets learn about this method by given example:

str1 = "I love dogs; dogs are loyal"
var1 = {'love': 'like','dogs': 'cats',';':','}
for Key,value in var1.items():
    str1 = str1.replace(Key,value)
print(str1)

Output :

I like cats, cats are loyal

Method 3 : Using translate()

By using translate() you can replace Multiple Characters. you can better understand by given below example. so lets learn about of that.

var1  = "I love dogs"
var2 = var1.translate(str.maketrans("o","i"))
print(var2)

Output :

I live digs

Method 4 : Using re. sub()

By using re. sub() you can replace Multiple Characters in a String in Python. you can better understand by given below example. so lets learn about of that.

import re
mystr = "std-12:students = 50; std-11:students = 60"
def var1 (mystr):
  mystr = re.sub('[0-9]', 'X', mystr)
  print(mystr)
var1(mystr)

Output :

std-XX:students = XX; std-XX:students = XX

Conclusion

It’s all About this Tutorial. Hope all methods helped you a lot. Comment below Your thoughts and your queries. Also, Comment below which method worked for you?

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