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11 changes: 6 additions & 5 deletions pandas/core/strings.py
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Expand Up @@ -303,8 +303,9 @@ def str_replace(arr, pat, repl, n=-1, case=True, flags=0):
----------
pat : string
Character sequence or regular expression
repl : string
Replacement sequence
repl : string or function
Replacement string or a function, which passed the match object and
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function -> callable

must return a replacement string to be used. See :func:`re.sub`.
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add the version (0.20.0) after callable

n : int, default -1 (all)
Number of replacements to make from start
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can you add some examples to the doc-string?

also would be nice to have an example in text.rst

case : boolean, default True
Expand All @@ -318,9 +319,9 @@ def str_replace(arr, pat, repl, n=-1, case=True, flags=0):
"""

# Check whether repl is valid (GH 13438)
if not is_string_like(repl):
raise TypeError("repl must be a string")
use_re = not case or len(pat) > 1 or flags
if not is_string_like(repl) or not callable(repl):
raise TypeError("repl must be a string or function")
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function -> callable

use_re = not case or len(pat) > 1 or flags or callable(repl)

if use_re:
if not case:
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