>> return string.translate(collections.defaultdict(lambda: None, **table))
Nice! I forgot about defautdict -- so this just needs a recipe somewhere -- maybe even in the docs for str.translate. BTW, great use case for defautdict -- I had been wondering what the point was, given that a regular dict as .setdefault -CHB -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception chris.bar...@noaa.gov
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