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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