how to edit text in an existing title using Lua scripting

this inserts a Title at the playhead in the current timeline

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local simple_title = currentTimeline:InsertTitleIntoTimeline('Text')

how can I change the text of the Title using Lua?

I'm not sure that the (basic) Text title is scriptable...

With a Fusion-based Text+ title though, you could get the composition using something like my_composition = my_title.GetFusionCompByIndex(1), then its Text+ tool itself using something like my_text_tool = my_composition.GetToolList(False, "TextPlus")[1], and then get the text from its 'Styled Text' attribute, which would be something like my_text = my_text_tool.StyledText[0]

... note that I haven't tested this and am not guaranteeing these are the right calls and/or syntax, but I did something similar myself a few years ago and it was something along these lines.

Good luck.
Andy