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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T20:26:10+00:00 2026-05-13T20:26:10+00:00

In Python 2.6, I can run the following fine to strip out chars like

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In Python 2.6, I can run the following fine to strip out chars like -()

'(123) 456-7890'.translate(None, '-(), ')

Python2.5 translate does not accept None, how can I do the above in 2.5?

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    2026-05-13T20:26:10+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 8:26 pm

    That should be possible with maketrans:

    import string
    '(123) 456-7890'.translate(string.maketrans('', ''), '-(), ')
    

    But you can also use regular expressions which is more readable.

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