Cases

capitalize()

Parameters

string.capitalize()

capitalize() takes no parameters.

Return value

Returns a copy of the string with the first letter of the first word capitalized and all the other characters of thestring in lowercase.

Example

Python 3.7.4

>>> s = "soMe peopLe AcTUally tyPE Like thIs."

>>> s.capitalize()
'Some people actually type like this.'

title()

Parameters

string.title()

title() takes no parameters.

Return value

Returns a copy of the string with the first letter of each word capitalized and all the other characters of thestring in lowercase.

Example

Python 3.7.4

>>> s = "soMe peopLe AcTUally tyPE Like thIs."

>>> s.title()
'Some People Actually Type Like This.'

swapcase()

Parameters

string.swapcase()

swapcase() takes no parameters.

Return value

Returns a copy of the string with all uppercase characters swapped to lowercase and lowercasecharacters swapped to uppercase.

Example

Python 3.7.4

>>> s = "soMe peopLe AcTUally tyPE Like thIs."

>>> s.swapcase()
'SOmE PEOPlE aCtuALLY TYpe lIKE THiS.'

upper()

Parameters

string.upper()

upper() takes no parameters.

Return value

Returns a copy of the string with all characters in uppercase.

Example

Python 3.7.4

>>> s = "soMe peopLe AcTUally tyPE Like thIs."

>>> s.upper()
'SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY TYPE LIKE THIS.'

lower()

Parameters

string.lower()

lower() takes no parameters.

Return value

Returns a copy of the string with all characters in lowercase.

Example

Python 3.7.4

>>> s = "soMe peopLe AcTUally tyPE Like thIs."

>>> s.lower()
'some people actually type like this.'