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08/10/2019

11:30 PM Ruby Misc #16091: gsub

alanwu (Alan Wu) wrote:
> `gsub(pattern, replacement)` always interprets `replacement` as a regex replacement directive.
> ...
Nice, tank you. thiaguerd (thiago feitosa)

12:24 AM Ruby Misc #16091: gsub

#### on Python 3.7.1
```python
import html
def r():
a = input('Enter original:')
b = input('Enter a pattern to replace:')
c = input('Enter a replacement:')
print(f"a: {a}")
print(f"b: {b}")
print(f"c: {c}")
c = ht... thiaguerd (thiago feitosa)

12:05 AM Ruby Misc #16091 (Open): gsub

thiaguerd (thiago feitosa)

12:04 AM Ruby Misc #16091: gsub

```ruby
include ERB::Util
def r
puts "Enter original"
a = gets.chomp
puts "Enter a pattern to replace"
b = gets.chomp
puts "Enter a replacement"
c = gets.chomp
puts "a: #{a}"
puts "b: #{b}"
puts "c: #{c}"
... thiaguerd (thiago feitosa)

08/09/2019

10:47 PM Ruby Misc #16091: gsub

shyouhei (Shyouhei Urabe) wrote:
> Really sorry that I have to say I don't understand this report at all. Please tell us about your problem a bit more in detail.
the replacement doesn't happen
try in python and see the diff
```
... thiaguerd (thiago feitosa)

10:10 AM Ruby Misc #16091 (Closed): gsub

```ruby
a = "test ?"
b = "?"
c = "\\&"
a.gsub(b,c)
``` thiaguerd (thiago feitosa)