[Python-ideas] in str.replace(old, new), allow 'old' to accept a tuple

[Tshepang Lekhonkhobe]

Hi,

I find the fact that 'prefix' in str.startswith(prefix) accept a tuple
quite useful. That's because one can do a match on more than one
pattern at a time, without ugliness. Would it be a good idea to do the
same for str.replace(old, new)?

before
>>> 'foo bar baz'.replace('foo', 'baz').replace('bar', 'baz')
baz baz baz

after
>>> 'foo bar baz'.replace(('foo', 'bar'), 'baz')
baz baz baz