Python String Methods

Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on strings.

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All string methods returns new values. They do not change the original string.

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