\function{translate()} or \function{regex.compile()}, that will map
each character in \var{from} into the character at the same position
in \var{to}; \var{from} and \var{to} must have the same length.
+
+\strong{Warning:} don't use strings derived from \code{lowercase} and
+\code{uppercase} as arguments; in some locales, these don't have the
+same length. For case conversions, always use \function{lower()} and
+\function{upper()}.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{split}{s\optional{, sep\optional{, maxsplit}}}