how to convert space to underscore in python list

Question

I have a list like this ['BASE', 'BASE xBU xPY', 'BU GROUP REL', 'PY REL'] and I want to convert it to ['BASE', 'BASE_xBU_xPY', 'BU_GROU_ REL', 'PY_REL'] in short convert space to underscore for value in b/w quotes

Okay, so what prevents you from doing it? – Karl Knechtel Oct 16 '20 at 06:58 — Karl Knechtel, Oct 16 '20 at 06:58

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 16 '20 at 06:59

I would suggest using replace along with map

Example:

my_list = ['BASE', 'BASE xBU xPY', 'BU GROUP REL', 'PY REL']
converter = lambda x: x.replace(' ', '_')
my_list = list(map(converter, my_list))
my_list

['BASE', 'BASE_xBU_xPY', 'BU_GROUP_REL', 'PY_REL']

how to convert space to underscore in python list

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