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Asked: 2026-06-07T19:05:09+00:00

I have a script that compiles an .exe file and runs the –tree=all of

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I have a script that compiles an .exe file and runs the --tree=all of that .exe. This returns the directory where the file is stored and I want to use that path to run it.

This is the output I get from --tree=all

| | +-out\windows-x86-MD-mbcs-vs2008-rel\bin\VisualStudio08-32bit.exe

so I used the following to get rid of the special characters:

line = re.sub('[|+ -]', '', lines)

This works, but it removes all instances of - which results in this:

out\windowsx86MDmbcsvs2008rel\bin\VisualStudio0832bit.exe

But I want to get this:

out\windows-x86-MD-mbcs-vs2008-rel\bin\VisualStudio08-32bit.exe

How do I make sure only the first instance of - is removed, and the rest is left alone?

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  1. Editorial Team

    If you can rely on - preceding the name and you’re not adamant on using a regex:

    s = '| | +-out\windows-x86-MD-mbcs-vs2008-rel\bin\VisualStudio08-32bit.exe'
print s.split('-', 1)[1]

    Output: out\windows-x86-MD-mbcs-vs2008-relin\VisualStudio08-32bit.exe

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