Method Name:
capitalize
Method signature:
capitalize()
Method Overview:
- The capitalize() method of Python str class returns a copy of a python string object with the following modifications done:
- The first character of the string is capitalized
- All other characters of the string except the first character are made lower case.
- If the first character is a digraph it will be titlecased.ie., Only the first character of the digraph is made upper case.
Example 1:
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# String with lower case and upper case letters aliceQuote = "Curiouser And Curiouser!"; print(aliceQuote.capitalize())
# String with all lower case letters aliceQuote = "begin at the beginning"; print(aliceQuote.capitalize()) |
Output:
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Curiouser and curiouser! Begin at the beginning |
Example 2:
The example capitalizes a serbian name "džamonja". The first letter is a digraph - Dž. The capitalize() method capitalizes only the first letter of the character "dž".
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# Example Python program that capitilizes # Serbian name |
Output:
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Name : džamonja Capitalized name : Džamonja |