python replace part in large file
for file in files:
fname = os.path.join(dir, file)
inFile = codecs.open(fname, "r", "utf-8")
outFile = codecs.open(fname + ".new", "w", "utf-8")
for line in inFile:
newline = do_replacements_on(line)
outFile.write(newline)
inFile.close()
outFile.close()
os.rename(fname + ".new", fname)