python - replacing a slice from string

Question

In a string

s = 'I am a damn string'

If I wish to remove the characters from index from 7 to 10, (i.e. to remove a slice and keep the remainder string).

I know, I can do like --

newString = s[:6] + s[11:]

Is there any better (pythonic) way?
Thanks.

`newString = s[:6] + s[11:] ` is the most simple and pythonic way of doing this. — rafaelc, Jun 17 '18 at 16:24
If your intention is to remove sub string, you can use `.replace` like `newString = s.replace('damn', '')`. — REDDY PRASAD, Jun 17 '18 at 16:39
'damn' is not fixed. Tomorrow it may be 'xxxx'. Why to hard-code! — Vineet, Jun 17 '18 at 16:41
@RafaelC and it's also the fastest if there are only 2 strings to add. — Jean-François Fabre, Jun 17 '18 at 16:56

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 17 '18 at 16:29

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An alternativ could be the join method. Especially if you have more than one slice, e.g.

newString = ''.join([s[:6], s[8:12], s[16:]])

answered Jun 17 '18 at 16:29

malukas

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