> I'm trying to figure out a better solution to do
> multiple search and replaces in a text file without
> having to type:
> import re
> s = open('filename')
s = open(...).read() # I assume?
> re.sub('vaule1','value2',s)
> re.sub('vaule3','value4',s)
> I've tried putting all the vaules in a list and doing
> the replace, but came up short. Any suggestions?
Without seeing what you tried or what the results were
I can only guess...
But did you try storing the values as a list of tuples,
or as a dictionary?
values = [ (vaule1, value2), (vaule3,value4),...]
for target,replace in values:
re.sub(target,replace,s)
OR
values = { 'vaule1' : 'value2',
'vaule3' : 'value4', .....}
for target in values.keys():
re,sub(target,values[target],s)
Finally do you need re? Or could the simple string methods work?
They'd be slightly faster...
Alan G.
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