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Asked: May 19, 20262026-05-19T10:53:21+00:00 2026-05-19T10:53:21+00:00

I want to gsub all characters in a string that are not letters and

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I want to gsub all characters in a string that are not letters and replace with ‘#’. I think I need a regular expression that goes something like, “gsub() when this regex does not match.”

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    2026-05-19T10:53:22+00:00Added an answer on May 19, 2026 at 10:53 am

    Look ma, no regex…

    str.tr( '^A-Za-z', '#' )
    
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