How to search and replace text in a file?

Question

How do I search and replace text in a file using Python 3?

Here is my code:

import os
import sys
import fileinput

print (\"Text to search for:\")
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Answer 1

def word_replace(filename,old,new):
    c=0
    with open(filename,'r+',encoding ='utf-8') as f:
        a=f.read()
        b=a.split()
        for i in range(0,len(b)):
            if b[i]==old:
                c=c+1
        old=old.center(len(old)+2)
        new=new.center(len(new)+2)
        d=a.replace(old,new,c)
        f.truncate(0)
        f.seek(0)
        f.write(d)
    print('All words have been replaced!!!')