str.translate()
str.translate() is a Python method in the String Methods category. Translates characters using a translation table created by str.maketrans(). The syntax is str.translate(table). Parameters: table — translation table. Returns: Translated string. A typical example: table = str.maketrans("ae", "XX")
"hello".translate(table) # "hXllo". A close sibling is str.upper(), which returns a copy of the string with all characters converted to uppercase. A close sibling is str.lower(), which returns a copy of the string with all characters converted to lowercase. A close sibling is str.capitalize(), which returns a copy with the first character capitalized and the rest lowercased. A close sibling is str.title(), which returns a titlecased version where each word starts with uppercase. More about this category: String methods for text manipulation — split, join, replace, format, and more. For a broader walkthrough, read the String Methods guide. Related String Methods entries: str.upper(), str.lower(), str.capitalize(), str.title(), str.strip(), str.lstrip().