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