robertoostenveld/replace.py

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replace a string in a file with another one, the string can include newlines etcetera

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 import sys
 filename = sys.argv[1]
 f=open(filename,"rb")
 s=f.read()
 f.close()
 s=s.replace(b'OLDSTRING',b'NEWSTRING')
 f = open(filename, "wb")
 n = f.write(s);
 f.close()

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