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How to create a whole list of string from one string where each string in the list containing exactly one character replacement? The string itself is consisted of only four characters (say: A, B, C, and D), so that the whole list of a string of length n would contain 3n+1 strings with exactly one character replacement.



Example:
inputstr = 'ABCD'
output = ['ABCD', 'BBCD', 'CBCD', 'DBCD', 'AACD', 'ACCD', 'ADCD', 'ABAD', 'ABBD', 'ABDD', 'ABCA', 'ABCB', 'ABCC']



I write the following python code:



strin = 'ABCD'
strout = set()

tempstr1 = ''
tempstr2 = ''
tempstr3 = ''
tempstr4 = ''
for base in range(len(strin)):
if strin[base] == 'A': #this block will be repeated for char B, C and D
tempstr1 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'A')
strout.add(tempstr1)
tempstr1 = ''

tempstr2 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'B')
strout.add(tempstr2)
tempstr2 = ''

tempstr3 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'C')
strout.add(tempseq3)
tempstr3 = ''

tempstr4 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'D')
strout.add(tempseq4)
tempstr4 = ''

return strout


and it works well as long as there is no repeated character (such as 'ABCD'). However, when the input string contains repeated character (such as 'AACD'), it will return less than 3n+1 string. I tried with 'AACD' string and it returns only 10 instead of 13 strings.



Anyone can help?










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    How to create a whole list of string from one string where each string in the list containing exactly one character replacement? The string itself is consisted of only four characters (say: A, B, C, and D), so that the whole list of a string of length n would contain 3n+1 strings with exactly one character replacement.



    Example:
    inputstr = 'ABCD'
    output = ['ABCD', 'BBCD', 'CBCD', 'DBCD', 'AACD', 'ACCD', 'ADCD', 'ABAD', 'ABBD', 'ABDD', 'ABCA', 'ABCB', 'ABCC']



    I write the following python code:



    strin = 'ABCD'
    strout = set()

    tempstr1 = ''
    tempstr2 = ''
    tempstr3 = ''
    tempstr4 = ''
    for base in range(len(strin)):
    if strin[base] == 'A': #this block will be repeated for char B, C and D
    tempstr1 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'A')
    strout.add(tempstr1)
    tempstr1 = ''

    tempstr2 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'B')
    strout.add(tempstr2)
    tempstr2 = ''

    tempstr3 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'C')
    strout.add(tempseq3)
    tempstr3 = ''

    tempstr4 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'D')
    strout.add(tempseq4)
    tempstr4 = ''

    return strout


    and it works well as long as there is no repeated character (such as 'ABCD'). However, when the input string contains repeated character (such as 'AACD'), it will return less than 3n+1 string. I tried with 'AACD' string and it returns only 10 instead of 13 strings.



    Anyone can help?










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      How to create a whole list of string from one string where each string in the list containing exactly one character replacement? The string itself is consisted of only four characters (say: A, B, C, and D), so that the whole list of a string of length n would contain 3n+1 strings with exactly one character replacement.



      Example:
      inputstr = 'ABCD'
      output = ['ABCD', 'BBCD', 'CBCD', 'DBCD', 'AACD', 'ACCD', 'ADCD', 'ABAD', 'ABBD', 'ABDD', 'ABCA', 'ABCB', 'ABCC']



      I write the following python code:



      strin = 'ABCD'
      strout = set()

      tempstr1 = ''
      tempstr2 = ''
      tempstr3 = ''
      tempstr4 = ''
      for base in range(len(strin)):
      if strin[base] == 'A': #this block will be repeated for char B, C and D
      tempstr1 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'A')
      strout.add(tempstr1)
      tempstr1 = ''

      tempstr2 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'B')
      strout.add(tempstr2)
      tempstr2 = ''

      tempstr3 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'C')
      strout.add(tempseq3)
      tempstr3 = ''

      tempstr4 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'D')
      strout.add(tempseq4)
      tempstr4 = ''

      return strout


      and it works well as long as there is no repeated character (such as 'ABCD'). However, when the input string contains repeated character (such as 'AACD'), it will return less than 3n+1 string. I tried with 'AACD' string and it returns only 10 instead of 13 strings.



      Anyone can help?










      share|improve this question















      How to create a whole list of string from one string where each string in the list containing exactly one character replacement? The string itself is consisted of only four characters (say: A, B, C, and D), so that the whole list of a string of length n would contain 3n+1 strings with exactly one character replacement.



      Example:
      inputstr = 'ABCD'
      output = ['ABCD', 'BBCD', 'CBCD', 'DBCD', 'AACD', 'ACCD', 'ADCD', 'ABAD', 'ABBD', 'ABDD', 'ABCA', 'ABCB', 'ABCC']



      I write the following python code:



      strin = 'ABCD'
      strout = set()

      tempstr1 = ''
      tempstr2 = ''
      tempstr3 = ''
      tempstr4 = ''
      for base in range(len(strin)):
      if strin[base] == 'A': #this block will be repeated for char B, C and D
      tempstr1 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'A')
      strout.add(tempstr1)
      tempstr1 = ''

      tempstr2 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'B')
      strout.add(tempstr2)
      tempstr2 = ''

      tempstr3 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'C')
      strout.add(tempseq3)
      tempstr3 = ''

      tempstr4 = strin.replace(strin[base], 'D')
      strout.add(tempseq4)
      tempstr4 = ''

      return strout


      and it works well as long as there is no repeated character (such as 'ABCD'). However, when the input string contains repeated character (such as 'AACD'), it will return less than 3n+1 string. I tried with 'AACD' string and it returns only 10 instead of 13 strings.



      Anyone can help?







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