[Python-ideas] More user-friendly version for string.translate()

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Mikhail V writes:

 > I need translate() which drops non-defined chars. Please :)

import collections
def translate_or_drop(string, table):
    """
    string: a string to process
    table: a dict as accepted by str.translate
    """
    return string.translate(collections.defaultdict(lambda: None, **table))

All OK now?