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Python - replace last 2 characters in string
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In this article, we would like to show you how to replace last 2 characters in string in Python.
Quick solution:
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text = "ABC"2
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size = len(text) # text length4
replacement = "XY" # replace with this5
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text = text.replace(text[size - 2:], replacement)7
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print(text) # AXY
In this example, we use replace() method to replace last 2 characters in text string.
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text = "ABC"2
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print("String before:", text)4
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size = len(text) # text length6
replacement = "XY" # replace with this7
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text = text.replace(text[size - 2:], replacement)9
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print("String after: ", text) # AXYOutput:
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String before: ABC2
String after: AXYNote:
Number of characters to replace (
2) and number of characters inreplacementdon't have to be the same.
