In Python, how do I do a string replacement AND retrive the replaced substring?
- by mike
In Perl, I would write:
$x = "abbbc";
$x =~ s/(b+)/z/;
print "Replaced $1 and ended up with $x\n";
# "Replaced bbb and ended up with azc"
How do I do this in Python -- do a regular-expression string replacement and record what it was that got replaced?