How to replace words in a string (python)

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I need to replace "cry" with "fly" and "want to" with "will" in the string below.

message ="I want to cry"

I tried this:

print(message.replace("cry", "fly")("want to","will"))

it doesnt work

Barmar · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-26 15:13:02Z

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You need a separate call to .replace() for each replacement.

print(message.replace("cry", "fly").replace("want to","will"))

answered Apr 26, 2021 at 15:13

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Bhavya Parikh · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-26 15:19:24Z

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You can create a dictionary of data that you want to replace

message ="I want to cry"

change_word={"cry":"fly","want to":"will"}

for key,value in change_word.items():
    message=message.replace(key,value)
print(message)

answered Apr 26, 2021 at 15:19

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