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Python has a variety of built-in methods that you can use on strings.
Note: All string methods return new values. They do not change the original string.
Method | Description |
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capitalize() | Converts the first character to uppercase |
casefold() | Converts a string into lowercase |
center() | Returns a centered string |
count() | Returns the number of times a specified value occurs in a string |
encode() | Returns an encoded version of the string |
endswith() | Returns true if the string ends with the specified value |
expandtabs() | Sets the tab size of the string |
find() | Searches the string for a specified value and returns the position of where it was found |
format() | Formats specified values in a string |
format_map() | Formats specified values in a string |
index() | Searches the string for a specified value and returns the position of where it was found |
isalnum() | Returns True if all characters in the string are alphanumeric |
isalpha() | Returns True if all characters in the string are in the alphabet |
isascii() | Returns True if all characters in the string are ASCII characters |
isdecimal() | Returns True if all characters in the string are decimals |
isdigit() | Returns True if all characters in the string are digits |
isidentifier() | Returns True if the string is an identifier |
islower() | Returns True if all characters in the string are lowercase |
isnumeric() | Returns True if all characters in the string are numeric |
isprintable() | Returns True if all characters in the string are printable |
isspace() | Returns True if all characters in the string are whitespaces |
istitle() | Returns True if the string follows the rules of a title |
isupper() | Returns True if all characters in the string are upper case |
join() | Converts the elements of an iterable into a string |
ljust() | Returns a left-justified version of the string |
lower() | Converts a string into lowercase |
lstrip() | Returns a left trim version of the string |
maketrans() | Returns a translation table to be used in translations |
partition() | Returns a tuple where the string is parted into three parts |
replace() | Returns a string where a specified value is replaced with a specified value |
rfind() | Searches the string for a specified value and returns the last position of where it was found |
rindex() | Searches the string for a specified value and returns the last position of where it was found |
rjust() | Returns a right justified version of the string |
rpartition() | Returns a tuple where the string is parted into three parts |
rsplit() | Splits the string at the specified separator, and returns a list |
rstrip() | Returns a right trim version of the string |
split() | Splits the string at the specified separator, and returns a list |
splitlines() | Splits the string at line breaks and returns a list |
startswith() | Returns true if the string starts with the specified value |
strip() | Returns a trimmed version of the string |
swapcase() | Swaps cases, lowercase will become uppercase and vice versa |
title() | Converts the first character of each word to upper case |
translate() | Returns a translated string |
upper() | Converts a string into uppercase |
zfill() | Fills the string with a specified number of 0 values at the beginning |