If I have a string, for example, “ASDFBOB DESUDESUBOBADSF”, how can I remove all mentions of “bob” turning the line into “ASDF DESUDESUADSF”? It would be a great help, thanks!
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If I have a string, for example, “ASDFBOB DESUDESUBOBADSF”, how can I remove all mentions of “bob” turning the line into “ASDF DESUDESUADSF”? It would be a great help, thanks!
Use
str.replacewith a replacement of the empty string:By default, that replaces all instances; if you only want to replace 1 (or up to N) instances, pass that in as the third parameter, e.g.
x.replace('BOB', '', 1).If you need more powerful replacement functionality, such as case insensitivity or regular expressions, use
re.subinstead.