regex for replacing \r\n

[Patrick Bothe]

abcd wrote:
> [...]
> ultimately i am trying to replace all \r\n with somethign else, say
> BLAH.
> 
> For example:
> This is a message
> on a new line
> 
> would become:
> This is a messageBLAHon a new line.
Concluding from your question I think you might be happy with a simple 
string `.replace`:
 >>> s = 'This is a message\r\non a new line'
 >>> print s
This is a message
on a new line
 >>> s.replace('\r\n', 'BLAH')
 >>> print s
'This is a messageBLAHon a new line'

Regards,
     Patrick

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