python remove text between parentheses

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>>> import re 
>>> x = "This is a sentence. (once a day) [twice a day]"
>>> re.sub("[\(\[].*?[\)\]]", "", x)
'This is a sentence.  '

>>> table = str.maketrans({"(":None, ")":None})

>>> table = str.maketrans(dict.fromkeys("()"))
>>> string1 = '(this) (is) (a) (test)'
>>> string1.translate(table)
'this is a test'