can you write a str.replace() using dictionary values in Python?

Question

I have to replace the north, south, etc with N S in address fields.

If I have

list = {\'NORTH\':\'N\',\'SOUTH\':\'S\',\'EAST\':\'E\',\'WEST\':\'W\'}         


        

Answer 1

you are close, actually:

dictionary = {"NORTH":"N", "SOUTH":"S" } 
for key in dictionary.iterkeys():
    address.upper().replace(key, dictionary[key])

Note: for Python 3 users, you should use .keys() instead of .iterkeys():

dictionary = {"NORTH":"N", "SOUTH":"S" } 
for key in dictionary.keys():
    address.upper().replace(key, dictionary[key])