Python – Replace duplicate Occurrence in String
Sometimes, while working with Python strings, we can have problem in which we need to perform the replace of a word. This is quite common task and has been discussed many times. But sometimes, the requirement is to replace occurrence of only duplicate, i.e from second occurrence. This has applications in many domains. Let’s discuss certain ways in which this task can be performed.
Method #1 : Using split() + enumerate() + loop
The combination of above functions can be used to perform this task. In this, we separate the words using split. In this, we memoize the first occurrence in set and check if the value is saved before and then is replaced is already occurred.
# Python3 code to demonstrate working of # Replace duplicate Occurrence in String# Using split() + enumerate() + loop # initializing stringtest_str = 'Gfg is best . Gfg also has Classes now. \ Classes help understand better . ' # printing original stringprint("The original string is : " + str(test_str)) # initializing replace mapping repl_dict = {'Gfg' : 'It', 'Classes' : 'They' } # Replace duplicate Occurrence in String# Using split() + enumerate() + looptest_list = test_str.split(' ')res = set()for idx, ele in enumerate(test_list): if ele in repl_dict: if ele in res: test_list[idx] = repl_dict[ele] else: res.add(ele)res = ' '.join(test_list) # printing result print("The string after replacing : " + str(res)) |
The original string is : Gfg is best . Gfg also has Classes now. Classes help understand better .
The string after replacing : Gfg is best . It also has Classes now. They help understand better .
Method #2 : Using keys() + index() + list comprehension
This is yet another way in which this task can be performed. In this, we don’t require memoization. This is one liner approach to solve this problem.
# Python3 code to demonstrate working of # Replace duplicate Occurrence in String# Using keys() + index() + list comprehension # initializing stringtest_str = 'Gfg is best . Gfg also has Classes now. Classes help understand better . ' # printing original stringprint("The original string is : " + str(test_str)) # initializing replace mapping repl_dict = {'Gfg' : 'It', 'Classes' : 'They' } # Replace duplicate Occurrence in String# Using keys() + index() + list comprehensiontest_list = test_str.split(' ')res = ' '.join([repl_dict.get(val) if val in repl_dict.keys() and test_list.index(val) != idx else val for idx, val in enumerate(test_list)]) # printing result print("The string after replacing : " + str(res)) |
The original string is : Gfg is best . Gfg also has Classes now. Classes help understand better .
The string after replacing : Gfg is best . It also has Classes now. They help understand better .
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