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# Python2.x Python translate() Method [ Python Strings](#) * * * ## Description The Python translate() method translates the characters in a string according to a table given by the parameter `table` (which contains 256 characters). Characters to be filtered out are placed in the `del` parameter. ## Syntax The syntax for the translate() method is: str.translate(table[, deletechars]); ## Parameters * table -- The translation table, which is created using the maketrans method. * deletechars -- A list of characters to be filtered out from the string. ## Return Value Returns the translated string. ## Example The following examples demonstrate the usage of the translate() function: ## Example (Python 2.0+) #!/usr/bin/python from string import maketrans# Required to call maketrans function.intab = "aeiou"outtab = "12345"trantab = maketrans(intab, outtab)str = "this is string example....wow!!!"; print str.translate(trantab); The output of the above example is: th3s 3s str3ng 2x1mpl2....w4w!!! The following example removes the characters 'x' and 'm' from the string: ## Example (Python 2.0+) #!/usr/bin/python from string import maketrans# Required to call maketrans function.intab = "aeiou"outtab = "12345"trantab = maketrans(intab, outtab)str = "this is string example....wow!!!"; print str.translate(trantab, 'xm'); The output of the above example is: th3s 3s str3ng 21pl2....w4w!!! * * Python Strings](#)