Python String translate() Method

Last Updated : 2 Jan 2026

Python translate() method a string in which each character has been mapped through the given translation table. We can use maketrans() method to create a translation map from character-to-character mappings in different formats.

Syntax of the Python String translate() Method

It has the following syntax:

Parameters

table: A translation table.

Return

It returns a string.

Python String translate() Method Example

Let's take an example to demonstrate the translate() method to understand it's functionality.

# Python translate() method 
# Declaring table and variables
table = { 97 : 103, 111 : 112, 117 : None }
str = "Hello javatpoint"
# Calling function
str2 = str.translate(table)
# Displaying result
print(str2)

Output:

Hellp jgvgtppint

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