bulkreplace.py

"""

Unpacking a list of tuples to test for multiple replacement values. (Borrowed from a code snippet in "Mining the Social Web": http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920030195.do)

"""

REPLACE_LIST = [
    (', Incorporated',', Inc.'),
    (' Incorporated',' Inc.'),
    (', LLC',''),
    (' LLC',''),
    (' Company',' Co.'),
]

TEST_STRING = "Time Warner, Incorporated, LLC"

for x in REPLACE_LIST:
    TEST_STRING = TEST_STRING.replace(*x)
    
print TEST_STRING