how to reformat a text paragrath using python [closed]
Hi I was wondering how I could format a large text file by adding line breaks after certain characters or words. For instance, everytime a comma was in the paragraph could I use python to make this output an extra linebreak.
python string text
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:39
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Hi I was wondering how I could format a large text file by adding line breaks after certain characters or words. For instance, everytime a comma was in the paragraph could I use python to make this output an extra linebreak.
python string text
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:39
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closed as too broad by darthbith, Matthieu Brucher, Unheilig, Hoopje, shim Nov 13 '18 at 22:49
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Sounds like a better job for sed (gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html). Something likesed ‘s/,/,n/’
– cole
Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
Possible duplicate of Split a string by a delimiter in python
– mrk
Nov 13 '18 at 21:13
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Hi I was wondering how I could format a large text file by adding line breaks after certain characters or words. For instance, everytime a comma was in the paragraph could I use python to make this output an extra linebreak.
python string text
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:39
bmanbman
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Hi I was wondering how I could format a large text file by adding line breaks after certain characters or words. For instance, everytime a comma was in the paragraph could I use python to make this output an extra linebreak.
python string text
python string text
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:39
bmanbman
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asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:39
bmanbman
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asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:39
bmanbman
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asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:39
bmanbman
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asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:39
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closed as too broad by darthbith, Matthieu Brucher, Unheilig, Hoopje, shim Nov 13 '18 at 22:49
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closed as too broad by darthbith, Matthieu Brucher, Unheilig, Hoopje, shim Nov 13 '18 at 22:49
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Sounds like a better job for sed (gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html). Something likesed ‘s/,/,n/’
– cole
Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
Possible duplicate of Split a string by a delimiter in python
– mrk
Nov 13 '18 at 21:13
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Sounds like a better job for sed (gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html). Something likesed ‘s/,/,n/’
– cole
Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
Possible duplicate of Split a string by a delimiter in python
– mrk
Nov 13 '18 at 21:13
Sounds like a better job for sed (gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html). Something like
sed ‘s/,/,n/’– cole
Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
Sounds like a better job for sed (gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html). Something like
sed ‘s/,/,n/’– cole
Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
Possible duplicate of Split a string by a delimiter in python
– mrk
Nov 13 '18 at 21:13
Possible duplicate of Split a string by a delimiter in python
– mrk
Nov 13 '18 at 21:13
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You can do using str.replace() in python. Check out the below code, replacing every , with ,n.
string = ""
with open('test.txt','r') as myfile:
for line in myfile:
string += line.replace(",",",n")
myfile.close()
myfile = open('test.txt','w')
myfile.write(string)
File before execution:
Hello World and again HelloWorld,sdjakljsljsfs,asdgrwcfdssaasf,sdfoieunvsfaf,asdasdafjslkj,
After Execution:
Hello World and again HelloWorld,
sdjakljsljsfs,
asdgrwcfdssaasf,
sdfoieunvsfaf,
asdasdafjslkj,
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:51
Sanchit KumarSanchit Kumar
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you can use the ''.replace() method like so:
'roses can be blue, red, white'.replace(',' , ',n') gives 'roses can be blue,n red,n white' efectively inserting 'n' after every ,
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
vencaslacvencaslac
1,070317
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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You can do using str.replace() in python. Check out the below code, replacing every , with ,n.
string = ""
with open('test.txt','r') as myfile:
for line in myfile:
string += line.replace(",",",n")
myfile.close()
myfile = open('test.txt','w')
myfile.write(string)
File before execution:
Hello World and again HelloWorld,sdjakljsljsfs,asdgrwcfdssaasf,sdfoieunvsfaf,asdasdafjslkj,
After Execution:
Hello World and again HelloWorld,
sdjakljsljsfs,
asdgrwcfdssaasf,
sdfoieunvsfaf,
asdasdafjslkj,
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:51
Sanchit KumarSanchit Kumar
36319
add a comment |
You can do using str.replace() in python. Check out the below code, replacing every , with ,n.
string = ""
with open('test.txt','r') as myfile:
for line in myfile:
string += line.replace(",",",n")
myfile.close()
myfile = open('test.txt','w')
myfile.write(string)
File before execution:
Hello World and again HelloWorld,sdjakljsljsfs,asdgrwcfdssaasf,sdfoieunvsfaf,asdasdafjslkj,
After Execution:
Hello World and again HelloWorld,
sdjakljsljsfs,
asdgrwcfdssaasf,
sdfoieunvsfaf,
asdasdafjslkj,
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:51
Sanchit KumarSanchit Kumar
36319
add a comment |
You can do using str.replace() in python. Check out the below code, replacing every , with ,n.
string = ""
with open('test.txt','r') as myfile:
for line in myfile:
string += line.replace(",",",n")
myfile.close()
myfile = open('test.txt','w')
myfile.write(string)
File before execution:
Hello World and again HelloWorld,sdjakljsljsfs,asdgrwcfdssaasf,sdfoieunvsfaf,asdasdafjslkj,
After Execution:
Hello World and again HelloWorld,
sdjakljsljsfs,
asdgrwcfdssaasf,
sdfoieunvsfaf,
asdasdafjslkj,
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:51
Sanchit KumarSanchit Kumar
36319
You can do using str.replace() in python. Check out the below code, replacing every , with ,n.
string = ""
with open('test.txt','r') as myfile:
for line in myfile:
string += line.replace(",",",n")
myfile.close()
myfile = open('test.txt','w')
myfile.write(string)
File before execution:
Hello World and again HelloWorld,sdjakljsljsfs,asdgrwcfdssaasf,sdfoieunvsfaf,asdasdafjslkj,
After Execution:
Hello World and again HelloWorld,
sdjakljsljsfs,
asdgrwcfdssaasf,
sdfoieunvsfaf,
asdasdafjslkj,
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:51
Sanchit KumarSanchit Kumar
36319
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:51
Sanchit KumarSanchit Kumar
36319
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:51
Sanchit KumarSanchit Kumar
36319
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:51
Sanchit KumarSanchit Kumar
36319
36319
add a comment |
add a comment |
you can use the ''.replace() method like so:
'roses can be blue, red, white'.replace(',' , ',n') gives 'roses can be blue,n red,n white' efectively inserting 'n' after every ,
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
vencaslacvencaslac
1,070317
add a comment |
you can use the ''.replace() method like so:
'roses can be blue, red, white'.replace(',' , ',n') gives 'roses can be blue,n red,n white' efectively inserting 'n' after every ,
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
vencaslacvencaslac
1,070317
add a comment |
you can use the ''.replace() method like so:
'roses can be blue, red, white'.replace(',' , ',n') gives 'roses can be blue,n red,n white' efectively inserting 'n' after every ,
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
vencaslacvencaslac
1,070317
you can use the ''.replace() method like so:
'roses can be blue, red, white'.replace(',' , ',n') gives 'roses can be blue,n red,n white' efectively inserting 'n' after every ,
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
vencaslacvencaslac
1,070317
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
vencaslacvencaslac
1,070317
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
vencaslacvencaslac
1,070317
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
vencaslacvencaslac
1,070317
1,070317
add a comment |
add a comment |
Sounds like a better job for sed (gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html). Something like
sed ‘s/,/,n/’– cole
Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
Possible duplicate of Split a string by a delimiter in python
– mrk
Nov 13 '18 at 21:13