pandas.Series.str.slice_replace#

Series.str.slice_replace(start=None,stop=None,repl=None)[source]#

Replace a positional slice of a string with another value.

Parameters:

startint, optional

Left index position to use for the slice. If not specified (None),the slice is unbounded on the left, i.e. slice from the startof the string.

stopint, optional

Right index position to use for the slice. If not specified (None),the slice is unbounded on the right, i.e. slice until theend of the string.

replstr, optional

String for replacement. If not specified (None), the sliced regionis replaced with an empty string.

Returns:

Series or Index

Same type as the original object.

See also

Series.str.slice

Just slicing without replacement.

Examples

>>>s=pd.Series(['a','ab','abc','abdc','abcde'])>>>s0        a1       ab2      abc3     abdc4    abcdedtype: object

Specify juststart, meaning replacestart until the end of thestring withrepl.

>>>s.str.slice_replace(1,repl='X')0    aX1    aX2    aX3    aX4    aXdtype: object

Specify juststop, meaning the start of the string tostop is replacedwithrepl, and the rest of the string is included.

>>>s.str.slice_replace(stop=2,repl='X')0       X1       X2      Xc3     Xdc4    Xcdedtype: object

Specifystart andstop, meaning the slice fromstart tostop isreplaced withrepl. Everything before or afterstart andstop isincluded as is.

>>>s.str.slice_replace(start=1,stop=3,repl='X')0      aX1      aX2      aX3     aXc4    aXdedtype: object