[Solved] Python and regex to remove parenthesis in a file [duplicate]

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Since you’re calling the script as follows:

python removeparenthesis.py filename.xml

the XML file name will appear under sys.argv[1].

Also, you’d need to use lazy matching in your pattern:

r'\(\w*?\)'    # notice the ?

A better pattern would be:

r'\([^)]*\)'

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solved Python and regex to remove parenthesis in a file [duplicate]