How to delete a character from a string using Python

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There is a string, for example. EXAMPLE.

How can I remove the middle character, i.e., M from it? I don't need the code. I want to know:

  • Do strings in Python end in any special character?
  • Which is a better way - shifting everything right to left starting from the middle character OR creation of a new string and not copying the middle character?
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17 Answers

Another way is with a function,

Below is a way to remove all vowels from a string, just by calling the function

def disemvowel(s):
    return s.translate(None, "aeiouAEIOU")
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To delete a char or a sub-string once (only the first occurrence): 

main_string = main_string.replace(sub_str, replace_with, 1)

NOTE: Here 1 can be replaced with any int for the number of occurrence you want to replace.

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You can simply use list comprehension.

Assume that you have the string: my name is and you want to remove character m. use the following code:

"".join([x for x in "my name is" if x is not 'm'])
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Two new string removal methods are introduced in Python 3.9+

#str.removeprefix("prefix_to_be_removed")
#str.removesuffix("suffix_to_be_removed")

s='EXAMPLE'

In this case position of 'M' is 3

s = s[:3] + s[3:].removeprefix('M')

OR

s = s[:4].removesuffix('M') + s[4:]

#output'EXAPLE'
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from random import randint


def shuffle_word(word):
    newWord=""
    for i in range(0,len(word)):
        pos=randint(0,len(word)-1)
        newWord += word[pos]
        word = word[:pos]+word[pos+1:]
    return newWord

word = "Sarajevo"
print(shuffle_word(word))
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