a simple string question

[Wildemar Wildenburger]

vedrandekovic at v-programs.com wrote:
> I have one question about string.I am trying to make an function to
> analyze line  of some text, this is my example: "HELLO;HELLO2:WORLD:",
>  if that function in this text find ";" and ":" ( in this example will
> find both)
>
> e.g  that function must return this:
>
>
> "HELLO;\nHELLO2:\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWORLD:"
>   

If I understand you correctly you want to replace ";" by ";\n" and ":" 
by ":\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t".
Well guess what? The replace() method does just this. Have a read: 
<URL:http://docs.python.org/lib/string-methods.html>

/W