{"id":26074,"date":"2023-05-30T10:20:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T04:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pythonpool.com\/?p=26074"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:42:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T07:12:50","slug":"python-translate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pythonpool.com\/python-translate\/","title":{"rendered":"Python str.translate(): Replace, Delete, and Normalize Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quick answer:<\/strong> Python str.translate() performs character-level mapping through a translation table; it is not natural-language translation. Build the table with str.maketrans(), map one character to another or to a longer string, and map to None to delete characters. Use str.replace() or a dedicated language library for words, phrases, and language translation.<\/p>\n

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str.translate maps individual characters through a translation table; use None to delete characters and choose replace() or a language library for phrase translation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Python translate()<\/code> is a string method for character-level replacement and deletion. It does not translate English to Spanish or one natural language to another. Instead, str.translate()<\/code> maps each character through a translation table, usually created with str.maketrans()<\/code>.<\/p>\n

Use it when you need to replace many single characters at once, remove characters such as digits or punctuation, normalize simple text, or build a fast character mapping. This is character translation, not language translation. For ordinary word or phrase replacement, str.replace()<\/code> is often clearer.<\/p>\n

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