import re with open('_get_instance_details.php', 'r') as f: content = f.read() old_block = "
" new_block = "
>
" if old_block in content: content = content.replace(old_block, new_block) with open('_get_instance_details.php', 'w') as f: f.write(content) print("Patched successfully") else: print("Old block not found!")