Fixed problem with file reading

unrealapex · unrealapex · commit 6dda33c04817 · 2022-05-16T00:56:25.000-07:00
diff --git a/lab-12/occurance-remover.py b/lab-12/occurance-remover.py
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+# TODO: make sure that program does not overwrite file contents
+import os
+def occurance_remover(file_path, removal_string):
+    target_file = open(file_path, "r+")
+    occurances = target_file.read().count(removal_string)
+    if removal_string in target_file.read():
+       removal_string = removal_string.replace(removal_string, "")
+    target_file.close()
+    print(f"Removed {occurances} of {removal_string} from {os.path.basename(file_path)}")
+
+    
+occurance_remover(r"C:\Users\s158658\src\python-programming\lab-12\test.txt", "foo")
