Python: Replace all but the last five characters of a given string into "*" and returns the new masked string
Python Basic - 1: Exercise-90 with Solution
Write a Python program that replaces all but the last five characters of a string with "*" and returns the modified string.
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
def new_string(str1):
return '*'*(len(str1)-5) + str1[-5:]
text = "kdi39323swe"
print("Original String: ",text)
print("new string: ",new_string(text))
text = "12345abcdef"
print("\nOriginal String: ",text)
print("new string: ",new_string(text))
text = "12345"
print("\nOriginal String: ",text)
print("new string: ",new_string(text))
Sample Output:
Original String: kdi39323swe new string: ******23swe Original String: 12345abcdef new string: ******bcdef Original String: 12345 new string: 12345
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