How do I replace all characters in a Python string?
I found a solution on stackoverflow but it doesn't seem to work. I have made a string scanner that checks for character frequency and then replaces all characters with the "real" characters. I've made sure that the character recognition works but when I try replacing all characters in a string they no longer match up with the expected/calculated characters (when I try replacing for example only 2 characters it works fine and matches up perfectly). Here is my replacement code:
print(text.replace(re,'e').replace(rt,'t').replace(ra,'a').replace(ro,'o').replace(ri,'i').replace(rn,'n').replace(rs,'s').replace(rr,'r').replace(rh,'h').replace(rl,'l').replace(ru,'u').replace(rc,'c').replace(rm,'m').replace(rf,'f').replace(ry,'y').replace(rw,'w').replace(rg,'g').replace(rp,'p').replace(rb,'b').replace(rv,'v').replace(rk,'k').replace(rx,'x').replace(rq,'q').replace(rj,'j').replace(rz,'z').replace(rd,'d'))
python python-3.x
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I found a solution on stackoverflow but it doesn't seem to work. I have made a string scanner that checks for character frequency and then replaces all characters with the "real" characters. I've made sure that the character recognition works but when I try replacing all characters in a string they no longer match up with the expected/calculated characters (when I try replacing for example only 2 characters it works fine and matches up perfectly). Here is my replacement code:
print(text.replace(re,'e').replace(rt,'t').replace(ra,'a').replace(ro,'o').replace(ri,'i').replace(rn,'n').replace(rs,'s').replace(rr,'r').replace(rh,'h').replace(rl,'l').replace(ru,'u').replace(rc,'c').replace(rm,'m').replace(rf,'f').replace(ry,'y').replace(rw,'w').replace(rg,'g').replace(rp,'p').replace(rb,'b').replace(rv,'v').replace(rk,'k').replace(rx,'x').replace(rq,'q').replace(rj,'j').replace(rz,'z').replace(rd,'d'))
python python-3.x
edited Nov 11 at 22:48
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asked Nov 11 at 22:45
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Has nothing to do with the Cryptography tag.
– kelalaka
Nov 11 at 22:47
Look atstr.translateandstr.maketrans
– Michael Butscher
Nov 11 at 22:49
Each call to replace is operating on the result of the previous. By the time you get to the 14th call, you are guaranteed to be replacing letters that you’ve already replaced. Use .translate as mentioned in the solution below.
– soundstripe
Nov 11 at 23:02
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Arere/rt/raetc. single characters, or multicharacter strings?str.translatecan only replace based on matches of a single character (the replacement string can be any length).
– ShadowRanger
Nov 11 at 23:07
On a side note... ifre/rt/raetc... are the real characters... it looks like your arguments to replace are the wrong way around anyway...
– Jon Clements♦
Nov 11 at 23:23
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I found a solution on stackoverflow but it doesn't seem to work. I have made a string scanner that checks for character frequency and then replaces all characters with the "real" characters. I've made sure that the character recognition works but when I try replacing all characters in a string they no longer match up with the expected/calculated characters (when I try replacing for example only 2 characters it works fine and matches up perfectly). Here is my replacement code:
print(text.replace(re,'e').replace(rt,'t').replace(ra,'a').replace(ro,'o').replace(ri,'i').replace(rn,'n').replace(rs,'s').replace(rr,'r').replace(rh,'h').replace(rl,'l').replace(ru,'u').replace(rc,'c').replace(rm,'m').replace(rf,'f').replace(ry,'y').replace(rw,'w').replace(rg,'g').replace(rp,'p').replace(rb,'b').replace(rv,'v').replace(rk,'k').replace(rx,'x').replace(rq,'q').replace(rj,'j').replace(rz,'z').replace(rd,'d'))
python python-3.x
edited Nov 11 at 22:48
coldspeed
119k19115193
asked Nov 11 at 22:45
Malik
215
I found a solution on stackoverflow but it doesn't seem to work. I have made a string scanner that checks for character frequency and then replaces all characters with the "real" characters. I've made sure that the character recognition works but when I try replacing all characters in a string they no longer match up with the expected/calculated characters (when I try replacing for example only 2 characters it works fine and matches up perfectly). Here is my replacement code:
print(text.replace(re,'e').replace(rt,'t').replace(ra,'a').replace(ro,'o').replace(ri,'i').replace(rn,'n').replace(rs,'s').replace(rr,'r').replace(rh,'h').replace(rl,'l').replace(ru,'u').replace(rc,'c').replace(rm,'m').replace(rf,'f').replace(ry,'y').replace(rw,'w').replace(rg,'g').replace(rp,'p').replace(rb,'b').replace(rv,'v').replace(rk,'k').replace(rx,'x').replace(rq,'q').replace(rj,'j').replace(rz,'z').replace(rd,'d'))
python python-3.x
python python-3.x
edited Nov 11 at 22:48
coldspeed
119k19115193
asked Nov 11 at 22:45
Malik
215
edited Nov 11 at 22:48
coldspeed
119k19115193
asked Nov 11 at 22:45
Malik
215
edited Nov 11 at 22:48
coldspeed
119k19115193
edited Nov 11 at 22:48
coldspeed
119k19115193
edited Nov 11 at 22:48
coldspeed
119k19115193
119k19115193
asked Nov 11 at 22:45
Malik
215
asked Nov 11 at 22:45
Malik
215
asked Nov 11 at 22:45
Malik
215
215
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Has nothing to do with the Cryptography tag.
– kelalaka
Nov 11 at 22:47
Look atstr.translateandstr.maketrans
– Michael Butscher
Nov 11 at 22:49
Each call to replace is operating on the result of the previous. By the time you get to the 14th call, you are guaranteed to be replacing letters that you’ve already replaced. Use .translate as mentioned in the solution below.
– soundstripe
Nov 11 at 23:02
1
Arere/rt/raetc. single characters, or multicharacter strings?str.translatecan only replace based on matches of a single character (the replacement string can be any length).
– ShadowRanger
Nov 11 at 23:07
On a side note... ifre/rt/raetc... are the real characters... it looks like your arguments to replace are the wrong way around anyway...
– Jon Clements♦
Nov 11 at 23:23
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Has nothing to do with the Cryptography tag.
– kelalaka
Nov 11 at 22:47
Look atstr.translateandstr.maketrans
– Michael Butscher
Nov 11 at 22:49
Each call to replace is operating on the result of the previous. By the time you get to the 14th call, you are guaranteed to be replacing letters that you’ve already replaced. Use .translate as mentioned in the solution below.
– soundstripe
Nov 11 at 23:02
1
Arere/rt/raetc. single characters, or multicharacter strings?str.translatecan only replace based on matches of a single character (the replacement string can be any length).
– ShadowRanger
Nov 11 at 23:07
On a side note... ifre/rt/raetc... are the real characters... it looks like your arguments to replace are the wrong way around anyway...
– Jon Clements♦
Nov 11 at 23:23
2
2
Has nothing to do with the Cryptography tag.
– kelalaka
Nov 11 at 22:47
Has nothing to do with the Cryptography tag.
– kelalaka
Nov 11 at 22:47
Look at
str.translate and str.maketrans– Michael Butscher
Nov 11 at 22:49
Look at
str.translate and str.maketrans– Michael Butscher
Nov 11 at 22:49
Each call to replace is operating on the result of the previous. By the time you get to the 14th call, you are guaranteed to be replacing letters that you’ve already replaced. Use .translate as mentioned in the solution below.
– soundstripe
Nov 11 at 23:02
Each call to replace is operating on the result of the previous. By the time you get to the 14th call, you are guaranteed to be replacing letters that you’ve already replaced. Use .translate as mentioned in the solution below.
– soundstripe
Nov 11 at 23:02
1
1
Are
re/rt/ra etc. single characters, or multicharacter strings? str.translate can only replace based on matches of a single character (the replacement string can be any length).– ShadowRanger
Nov 11 at 23:07
Are
re/rt/ra etc. single characters, or multicharacter strings? str.translate can only replace based on matches of a single character (the replacement string can be any length).– ShadowRanger
Nov 11 at 23:07
On a side note... if
re/rt/ra etc... are the real characters... it looks like your arguments to replace are the wrong way around anyway...– Jon Clements♦
Nov 11 at 23:23
On a side note... if
re/rt/ra etc... are the real characters... it looks like your arguments to replace are the wrong way around anyway...– Jon Clements♦
Nov 11 at 23:23
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You might want to take a look at translate. Your code would probably look something like
text = text.translate(str.maketrans('abcd...', ''.join([ra, rb, rc, rd...]))
answered Nov 11 at 22:51
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You might want to take a look at translate. Your code would probably look something like
text = text.translate(str.maketrans('abcd...', ''.join([ra, rb, rc, rd...]))
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You might want to take a look at translate. Your code would probably look something like
text = text.translate(str.maketrans('abcd...', ''.join([ra, rb, rc, rd...]))
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You might want to take a look at translate. Your code would probably look something like
text = text.translate(str.maketrans('abcd...', ''.join([ra, rb, rc, rd...]))
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You might want to take a look at translate. Your code would probably look something like
text = text.translate(str.maketrans('abcd...', ''.join([ra, rb, rc, rd...]))
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Has nothing to do with the Cryptography tag.
– kelalaka
Nov 11 at 22:47
Look at
str.translateandstr.maketrans– Michael Butscher
Nov 11 at 22:49
Each call to replace is operating on the result of the previous. By the time you get to the 14th call, you are guaranteed to be replacing letters that you’ve already replaced. Use .translate as mentioned in the solution below.
– soundstripe
Nov 11 at 23:02
1
Are
re/rt/raetc. single characters, or multicharacter strings?str.translatecan only replace based on matches of a single character (the replacement string can be any length).– ShadowRanger
Nov 11 at 23:07
On a side note... if
re/rt/raetc... are the real characters... it looks like your arguments to replace are the wrong way around anyway...– Jon Clements♦
Nov 11 at 23:23