Method Name:
zfill
Method Signature:
zfill(stringWidth)
Method Overview:
- zfill() method prefixes a string of width 'w' with zeroes and returns a copy of the string object.
- The width is specified by the parameter stringWidth
- If the string has a + or - sign, the padding or prefixing starts after the sign.
- If the length of the string is less than equal to the width then the original string is returned.
Example:
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# ==========Sample Python program for zfill()==========
text = "73" zfilled = text.zfill(5) print("Zero filled/prefixed:%s"%(zfilled))
# When string contents starts with a sign text = "-3" zfilled = text.zfill(5) print("Zero filled when string has a sign:%s"%(zfilled))
# works for alphabets as well text = "+abc" zfilled = text.zfill(5) print("Zero filled when string has a sign:%s"%(zfilled))
# will return the original string as (width == length) is True text = "37" zfilled = text.zfill(2) print("Zero filled/prefixed:%s"%(zfilled)) |
Output:
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Zero filled/prefixed:00073 Zero filled when string has a sign:-0003 Zero filled when string has a sign:+0abc Zero filled/prefixed:37 |