[Python-ideas] in str.replace(old, new), allow 'old' to accept a tuple

[INADA Naoki]

Yes, I know it.
But if str.replace() or str.translate() can do it, it is simpler and
faster than re.sub().


On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 1:20 AM, Sven Marnach <sven at marnach.net> wrote:
> INADA Naoki schrieb am Thu, 12. Apr 2012, um 22:17:30 +0900:
>> Oh, I didn't know that. Thank you.
>> But what about unescape? str.translate accepts only one character key.
>
> You'd currently need to use the `re` module:
>
>    >>> d = {"&": "&", ">": ">", "<": "<"}
>    >>> re.sub("|".join(d), lambda m: d[m.group()], "<>&")
>    '<>&'
>
> Cheers,
>    Sven
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