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ser.str.replace()

ser.str.replace(old, new)

Substitutes all old strings with the new string for every element of the Series.

Input:
old : string
String to replace.
new : string
Replacement string.
Returns:
Returns a Series with the substring old replaced by the new for count number of times.
Return Type:
Series
comment_ser = pets.get('Owner_Comment')
comment_ser
  • 0" There are no bad dogs, only bad owners."
  • 1"My best birthday present ever!!!"
  • 2"****All you need is love and a cat.****"
  • 3"Love is a wet nose and a wagging tail."
  • 4"Be the person your dog thinks you are."
  • 5"No, thank you!"
  • 6"No, thank you!"
  • 7"No, thank you!"
Name: Owner_Comment, dtype: object
comment_ser.str.replace('dog', 'cat')
  • 0" There are no bad cats, only bad owners."
  • 1"My best birthday present ever!!!"
  • 2"****All you need is love and a cat.****"
  • 3"Love is a wet nose and a wagging tail."
  • 4"Be the person your cat thinks you are."
  • 5"No, thank you!"
  • 6"No, thank you!"
  • 7"No, thank you!"
Name: Owner_Comment, dtype: object


Replaced multiple strings. 

comment_ser.str.replace('dog', 'cat').str.replace('birthday', '🍰')
  • 0" There are no bad cats, only bad owners."
  • 1"My best 🍰 present ever!!!"
  • 2"****All you need is love and a cat.****"
  • 3"Love is a wet nose and a wagging tail."
  • 4"Be the person your cat thinks you are."
  • 5"No, thank you!"
  • 6"No, thank you!"
  • 7"No, thank you!"
Name: Owner_Comment, dtype: object