import sys import re repo_name = sys.argv[1] branch_name = sys.argv[2] pattern = re.compile("]*?)(?]*?)>") replacement = r'' with open(f'README.md') as readme_file: readme_str = readme_file.read() modified_readme = re.sub(pattern, replacement.format(repo_name=repo_name, branch_name=branch_name), readme_str) with open(f'README.md', 'w') as readme_file: readme_file.write(modified_readme)