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How to deal with this Error 'List' object has no attribute 'replace'

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'List' object has no attribute 'replace'      

'list'
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Goutamp777

The 'List' object has no attribute 'replace' error in Python that occurs when you try to call the replace() method on a list object. However, the replace() method is not defined for list objects in Python, hence the error.


Here's an example of how this error might occur:


my_list = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
new_list = my_list.replace("apple", "orange")

To fix this error, you need to make sure that you are calling the replace() method on a string object, not a list object. Here's an example of how to use the replace() method on a string object:

my_string = "apple, banana, cherry"
new_string = my_string.replace("apple", "orange")
print(new_string)

Output:

orange, banana, cherry

In this example, we first define a string object my_string that contains three fruits separated by commas. Then we call the replace() method on my_string to replace the first occurrence of "apple" with "orange". Finally, we print the resulting string new_string.


In summary, to fix the "List' object has no attribute 'replace'" error in Python, make sure you are calling the replace() method on a string object, not a list object.


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