string.replace

[Darrell]

Works for me.
Upgrade your python version.
Python 1.5.2 (#0, Apr 13 1999, 10:51:12) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on w
Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
>>> import sys, string
>>> line = 'cat "in" the hat'
>>> line = string.replace( line, '"', '')
>>> print line
cat in the hat
>>>

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--Darrell
marlon <marlon at soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> wrote in message
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> can anyone tell me why this breaks?
>
> Python 1.4 (Nov  4 1997)  [GCC 2.7.2.3]
> Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
> >>> import sys, string
> >>> line = 'cat "in" the hat'
> >>> line = string.replace( line, '"', '')
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> AttributeError: replace
> >>>
>
>
> _
>