docs: def multi_replace(instr, search_list=[], repl_list=None):
      """
      Does a string replace with a list of search and replacements
  
      TODO: rename
      """
      repl_list = [''] * len(search_list) if repl_list is None else repl_list
      for ser, repl in zip(search_list, repl_list):
          instr = instr.replace(ser, repl)
      return instr