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# 1  
Old 03-08-2020
Python3 replace string with another string
i have this python3 code

Code:
urls = ['https://example.com/']
for url in urls:
    response = requests.get(url)
    soup = BeautifulSoup(response.content, "html.parser")
    pattern = re.compile(r'https(.*?)m3u8')
    script = soup.find("script", text=pattern)
    print(pattern.search(script.text).group(0))

when run it prints this url


Code:
https://example.com/live\u002Dhls/amlst:bla\u002Dsd\u002D6359b748af746aa988a1536f82a19924578bd4b37e51197389a70775558f3cbf_trns_h264/playlist.m3u8

i need to replace \u002D with -


how to do that so url prints like this


Code:
https://example.com/live-hls/amlst:bla-sd-6359b748af746aa988a1536f82a19924578bd4b37e51197389a70775558f3cbf_trns_h264/playlist.m3u8

thanks
# 2  
Old 03-08-2020
Hi bob123...

I don't use BeautifulSoup but you could try putting it into a variable, untested:
Code:
MYURL=str(pattern.search(script.text).group(0))
print(MYURL)

# 3  
Old 03-08-2020
hi thanks for reply

that just prints the same url with no change



i need to replace \u002D with -
# 4  
Old 03-08-2020
Not sure I understand your request. Do you want to enhance your python3 script to do the replacement / interpretation within, or do you want to process its output afterwards with a standard *nix text tool?
# 5  
Old 03-08-2020
Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
Not sure I understand your request. Do you want to enhance your python3 script to do the replacement / interpretation within, or do you want to process its output afterwards with a standard *nix text tool?

yes i want to

enhance my python3 script to do the replacement



from this

Code:
https://example.com/live\u002Dhls/amlst:bla\u002Dsd\u002D6359b748af746aa988a1536f82a19924578bd4b37e51197389a70775558f3cbf_trns_h264/playlist.m3u8

replacing \u002D with -


so url prints like this


Code:
https://example.com/live-hls/amlst:bla-sd-6359b748af746aa988a1536f82a19924578bd4b37e51197389a70775558f3cbf_trns_h264/playlist.m3u8

# 6  
Old 03-08-2020
Hi bob123...
Which version of python 3.x.x are you using, OS, and machine...

--- Post updated at 11:41 PM ---

I hope this does not attach itself to the previous...
It looks like you are using an early version of Python 3.x.x, so untested try this...
Code:
MYURL=str(pattern.search(script.text).group(0))
MYURL=str.replace(MYURL, '\u002D', '-')
print(MYURL)

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# 7  
Old 03-08-2020
hi thanks for reply


im using

python --version


Python 3.7.6 in ubuntu



and the same in windows Python 3.7.6



this did not replace
\u002D -
Code:
MYURL=str(pattern.search(script.text).group(0)) MYURL=str.replace(MYURL, '\u002D', '-') print(MYURL)
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