"mp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> How do I go about modifying one character in a string elegantly?
> In other words, I want a function that will change 'aaaa' to 'aaza',
> given the index 2 of the character in the string.
Ehh, there are various ways, all ugly.
x = 'aaaa'
y = x[:2] + 'z' + x[3:]
is the most direct.
> Also, how do I do this when dealing with a file ; which file mode
> should I use and what function should I use to modify a single
> character once in that file mode?
You mean you want to change a character in a file?
f = open(file, 'r+') # open for reading and writing
f.seek(2) # position at character index 2
f.write('z') # put a 'z' there
f.seek(0) # rewind
print f.read() # get entire contents and see the change
You could also look at the mmap module.
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