The translate() method returns a string. In this string, each character is mapped to its corresponding character in the translation table.
Example
#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
intab = "this!"
outtab = "THIS?"
trantab = str.maketrans(intab, outtab) # make translation table
str = "this is an example....wow!!!"
print(str.translate(trantab))
Output:
THIS IS an example....wow???
Syntax
string.translate(table)
Parameters
| Name | Description |
| table | A translation table which contains the mapping between two characters. |
Return Value
It returns a string where each character is mapped to its corresponding character as per the translation table.