Does python have an equivalent to Perl's inplace-edit variable $^I?Like this?
For example, the following perl code below changes mike to dave in a file
that is passed as an argument.
#!/usr/bin/env perl
#chgit script
$^I = '';
while(<>) {
s/mike/dave/g;
print;
}
The script would be used as below:
chgit somefile
Afterward, all instances of mike are changed to dave.
<code>
import sys,fileinput
for line in fileinput.input(inplace=True):
sys.stdout.write(line.replace('mike','dave'))
</code>
Sample session:
C:\TEMP>type foo.txt
this line tells about mike and john
this second line says nothing
goodbye mike!
C:\TEMP>python chgit.py foo.txt
C:\TEMP>type foo.txt
this line tells about dave and john
this second line says nothing
goodbye dave!
--
Gabriel Genellina
