How do I find and replace characters on a list?

Essentailly, my program is supposed generate a list, then have the user input a character they want to replace and a character they want to replace it with. This issue is that my functions for these processes just straight up aren't working.

import random

MAX_ELEMENTS = 25





MIN_CHAR = 33
MAX_CHAR = 126


# args(none)
# return(a randomly generated character) from ! to ~
def generateElement():
    # Declare variables for function
    aChar = " "
    dieRoll = -1

    dieRoll = random.randrange(MIN_CHAR, (MAX_CHAR + 1))
    aChar = chr(dieRoll)  # Function to convert ASCII code to a character
    return aChar


# args(none)
# Creates a list of 1 - 100 elements each element a string of length 1
# return (reference to the list)
def createList():
    # Declare variables for function
    global aList
    aList = []
    size = -1
    i = -1

    size = random.randrange(1, (MAX_ELEMENTS + 1))
    i = 0
    while i < size:
        aList.append(generateElement())
        i = i + 1
    return aList, size


# args(none)
# displays an index followed by each list element on it's own line
# return(nothing)
def display(aList, size):
    # Declare variables for function
    i = -1

    i = 0
    while i < size:
        print("Element at index[%d]=%s" % (i, aList[i]))
        i = i + 1

    # Starting execution point for the program

class ReplacedCharacter:
    findChar = "&"

class ReplacingCharacter:
    replaceChar = "."

def getFindAndReplaceCharacters():
    ReplacedCharacter.findChar = input("Enter the character you want to find here (ONE character only):")
    ReplacingCharacter.replaceChar = input("Enter the character you want to replace here (ONE character only):")





def replace_values():
    for list in aList:
        new_list = aList.replace(ReplacedCharacter.findChar, ReplacingCharacter.replaceChar)
    aList.append(new_string)




def start():
    # Declare variables local to start
    aList = []
    size = -1

    aList, size = createList()
    display(aList, size)
    getFindAndReplaceCharacters()
    replace_values()
    display(aList, size)



start()