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Python String Methods CheatSheet

This document provides a comprehensive overview of Python string methods, detailing their functionalities and examples. Each method is described with its purpose, such as converting cases, trimming whitespace, and checking character types. The document serves as a quick reference for developers to understand and utilize various string operations in Python.

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Python String Methods CheatSheet

This document provides a comprehensive overview of Python string methods, detailing their functionalities and examples. Each method is described with its purpose, such as converting cases, trimming whitespace, and checking character types. The document serves as a quick reference for developers to understand and utilize various string operations in Python.

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Python String Methods

Method Description Example

capitalize() Converts first character to uppercase "hello".capitalize() -> "Hello"

casefold() Converts to lowercase, more aggressive "HELLO".casefold()


than lower() -> "hello"

lower() Converts all characters to lowercase "Hello".lower() -> "hello"

upper() Converts all characters to uppercase "Hello".upper() -> "HELLO"

title() Converts to title case "hello world".title() -> "Hello World"

swapcase() Swaps case of all characters "HeLLo".swapcase() -> "hEllO"

strip() Removes leading/trailing whitespace " hello ".strip() -> "hello"

lstrip() Removes leading whitespace " hello".lstrip() -> "hello"

rstrip() Removes trailing whitespace "hello ".rstrip() -> "hello"

replace() Replaces substring with another "hello".replace("l", "x") -> "hexxo"

find() Finds index of first occurrence, -1 if not found


"hello".find("l") -> 2

rfind() Finds last occurrence "hello".rfind("l") -> 3

index() Like find(), but raises error if not found "hello".index("l") -> 2

rindex() Like rfind(), but raises error if not found "hello".rindex("l") -> 3

split() Splits string by delimiter "a,b,c".split(",") -> ['a', 'b', 'c']

rsplit() Splits from right "a,b,c".rsplit(",", 1) -> ['a,b', 'c']

join() Joins iterable with string ",".join(["a", "b"]) -> "a,b"

startswith() Checks if string starts with substring "hello".startswith("he") -> True

endswith() Checks if string ends with substring "hello".endswith("lo") -> True

isalpha() Returns True if all characters are alphabetic


"abc".isalpha() -> True

isdigit() Returns True if all characters are digits "123".isdigit() -> True

isalnum() Returns True if all characters are alphanumeric


"abc123".isalnum() -> True

isspace() Returns True if all characters are whitespace


" ".isspace() -> True

isupper() Returns True if all characters are uppercase


"HELLO".isupper() -> True
islower() Returns True if all characters are lowercase
"hello".islower() -> True

istitle() Returns True if string is in title case "Hello World".istitle() -> True

zfill() Pads string on the left with zeros "42".zfill(5) -> "00042"

center() Centers string in given width "hi".center(6) -> " hi "

ljust() Left-justifies string "hi".ljust(6) -> "hi "

rjust() Right-justifies string "hi".rjust(6) -> " hi"

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