Python String Methods
Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on strings.
Method Description
capitalize() Converts the first character to upper case
casefold() Converts string into lower case
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 lower case
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 lower case
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, lower case becomes upper case and vice versa
title() Converts the first character of each word to upper case
translate() Returns a translated
string
upper() Converts a string into upper case
zfill() Fills the string with a specified number of 0 values at the beginning
1. Python String capitalize() Method:
#Upper case the first letter in this sentence:
txt = "hello, and welcome to my world."
x = txt.capitalize()
print (x)
2. Python String casefold() Method
#Make the string lower case:
txt = "Hello, And Welcome To My World!"
x = txt.casefold()
print(x)
3. Python String center() Method
Print the word "banana", taking up the space of 20 characters, with "banana" in the middle:
txt = "banana"
x = txt.center(20)
print(x)
4. Python String count() Method
Return the number of times the value "apple" appears in the string:
txt = "I love apples, apple are my favorite fruit"
x = txt.count("apple")
print(x)
5. Python String encode() Method
UTF-8 encode the string:
txt = "My name is Ståle"
x = txt.encode()
print(x)
6. Python String endswith() Method
Check if the string ends with a punctuation sign (.):
txt = "Hello, welcome to my world."
x = txt.endswith(".")
print(x)
7. Python String expandtabs() Method
Set the tab size to 2 whitespaces:
txt = "H\te\tl\tl\to"
x = txt.expandtabs(2)
print(x)
8. Python String find() Method
Where in the text is the word "welcome"?:
txt = "Hello, welcome to my world."
x = txt.find("welcome")
print(x)
9. Python String format() Method
Insert the price inside the placeholder, the price should be in fixed point, two-decimal format:
txt = "For only {price:.2f} dollars!"
print(txt.format(price = 49))
10. Python String index() Method
Where in the text is the word "welcome"?:
txt = "Hello, welcome to my world."
x = txt.index("welcome")
print(x)
11. Python String isalnum() Method
Check if all the characters in the text are alphanumeric:
txt = "Company12"
x = txt.isalnum()
print(x)
12. Python String isalpha() Method
Check if all the characters in the text are letters:
txt = "CompanyX"
x = txt.isalpha()
print(x)
13. Python String isascii() Method
Check if all the characters in the text are ascii characters:
txt = "Company123"
x = txt.isascii()
print(x)
14. Python String isdecimal() Method
Check if all the characters in a string are decimals (0-9):
txt = "1234"
x = txt.isdecimal()
print(x)
15. Python String isdigit() Method
Check if all the characters in the text are digits:
txt = "50800"
x = txt.isdigit()
print(x)
16. Python String isidentifier() Method
Check if the string is a valid identifier:
txt = "Demo"
x = txt.isidentifier()
print(x)
17. Python String islower() Method
Check if all the characters in the text are in lower case:
txt = "hello world!"
x = txt.islower()
print(x)
18. Python String isnumeric() Method
Check if all the characters in the text are numeric:
txt = "565543"
x = txt.isnumeric()
print(x)
19. Python String isprintable() Method
Check if all the characters in the text are printable:
txt = "Hello! Are you #1?"
x = txt.isprintable()
print(x)
20. Python String isspace() Method
Check if all the characters in the text are whitespaces:
txt = " "
x = txt.isspace()
print(x)
21. Python String istitle() Method
Check if each word start with an upper case letter:
txt = "Hello, And Welcome To My World!"
x = txt.istitle()
print(x)
22. Python String isupper() Method
Check if all the characters in the text are in upper case:
txt = "THIS IS NOW!"
x = txt.isupper()
print(x)
23. Python String join() Method
Join all items in a tuple into a string, using a hash character as separator:
myTuple = ("John", "Peter", "Vicky")
x = "#".join(myTuple)
print(x)
24. Python String ljust() Method
Return a 20 characters long, left justified version of the word "banana":
txt = "banana"
x = txt.ljust(20)
print(x, "is my favorite fruit.")
25. Python String lower() Method
Lower case the string:
txt = "Hello my FRIENDS"
x = txt.lower()
26. Python String lstrip() Method
Remove spaces to the left of the string:
txt = " banana "
x = txt.lstrip()
print("of all fruits", x, "is my favorite")
print(x)
27. Python String maketrans() Method
Create a mapping table, and use it in the translate() method to replace any "S" characters with
a "P" character:
txt = "Hello Sam!"
mytable = str.maketrans("S", "P")
print(txt.translate(mytable))
28. Python String partition() Method
Search for the word "bananas", and return a tuple with three elements:
1 - everything before the "match"
2 - the "match"
3 - everything after the "match"
txt = "I could eat bananas all day"
x = txt.partition("bananas")
print(x)
29. Python String replace() Method
Replace the word "bananas":
txt = "I like bananas"
x = txt.replace("bananas", "apples")
print(x)
30. Python String rfind() Method
Where in the text is the last occurrence of the string "casa"?:
txt = "Mi casa, su casa."
x = txt.rfind("casa")
print(x)
31. Python String rindex() Method
Where in the text is the last occurrence of the string "casa"?:
txt = "Mi casa, su casa."
x = txt.rindex("casa")
print(x)
32. Python String rjust() Method
Return a 20 characters long, right justified version of the word "banana":
txt = "banana"
x = txt.rjust(20)
print(x, "is my favorite fruit.")
33. Python String rpartition() Method
Search for the last occurrence of the word "bananas", and return a tuple with three elements:
1 - everything before the "match"
2 - the "match"
3 - everything after the "match"
txt = "I could eat bananas all day, bananas are my favorite fruit"
x = txt.rpartition("bananas")
print(x)
34. Python String rsplit() Method
Split a string into a list, using comma, followed by a space (, ) as the separator:
txt = "apple, banana, cherry"
x = txt.rsplit(", ")
print(x)
35. Python String rstrip() Method
Remove any white spaces at the end of the string:
txt = " banana "
x = txt.rstrip()
print("of all fruits", x, "is my favorite")
36. Python String split() Method
Split a string into a list where each word is a list item:
txt = "welcome to the jungle"
x = txt.split()
print(x)
37. Python String splitlines() Method
Split a string into a list where each line is a list item:
txt = "Thank you for the music\nWelcome to the jungle"
x = txt.splitlines()
print(x)
38. Python String startswith() Method
Check if the string starts with "Hello":
txt = "Hello, welcome to my world."
x = txt.startswith("Hello")
print(x)
39. Python String strip() Method
Remove spaces at the beginning and at the end of the string:
txt = " banana "
x = txt.strip()
print("of all fruits", x, "is my favorite")
40. Python String swapcase() Method
Make the lower case letters upper case and the upper case letters lower case:
txt = "Hello My Name Is PETER"
x = txt.swapcase()
print(x)
41. Python String title() Method
Make the first letter in each word upper case:
txt = "Welcome to my world"
x = txt.title()
print(x)
42. Python String translate() Method
Replace any "S" characters with a "P" character:
#use a dictionary with ascii codes to replace 83 (S) with 80 (P):
mydict = {83: 80}
txt = "Hello Sam!"
print(txt.translate(mydict))
43. Python String upper() Method
Upper case the string:
txt = "Hello my friends"
x = txt.upper()
print(x)
44. Python String zfill() Method
Fill the string with zeros until it is 10 characters long:
txt = "50"
x = txt.zfill(10)
print(x)
