import re

PRE_INSTALL = "pre-install"
POST_INSTALL = "post-install"

def replace_string_in_file(filename,  search_string,  replace_string):
    with open(filename, "r") as source:
        lines=source.readlines()

    with open(filename, "w") as destination:
        for line in lines:
            destination.write(re.sub(search_string,  replace_string,  line))