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This document provides a comprehensive overview of Python's built-in string functions, including their purpose and examples of usage. Functions covered include len(), upper(), lower(), capitalize(), and more, each demonstrating how to manipulate strings effectively. The document serves as a useful reference for understanding string operations in Python.

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python_string_functions

This document provides a comprehensive overview of Python's built-in string functions, including their purpose and examples of usage. Functions covered include len(), upper(), lower(), capitalize(), and more, each demonstrating how to manipulate strings effectively. The document serves as a useful reference for understanding string operations in Python.

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Python String Built-in Functions with Examples

1. len() - Returns the length of a string.


print(len("Hello")) # Output: 5

2. upper() - Converts all characters to uppercase.


print("hello".upper()) # Output: "HELLO"

3. lower() - Converts all characters to lowercase.


print("HELLO".lower()) # Output: "hello"

4. capitalize() - Capitalizes the first letter of the string.


print("hello world".capitalize()) # Output: "Hello world"

5. title() - Capitalizes the first letter of each word.


print("hello world".title()) # Output: "Hello World"

6. strip() - Removes leading and trailing whitespace.


print(" hello ".strip()) # Output: "hello"

7. lstrip() - Removes leading whitespace.


print(" hello ".lstrip()) # Output: "hello "

8. rstrip() - Removes trailing whitespace.


print(" hello ".rstrip()) # Output: " hello"

9. replace() - Replaces a substring with another substring.


print("hello world".replace("world", "Python")) # Output: "hello Python"

10. find() - Returns the index of the first occurrence of a substring.


print("hello world".find("world")) # Output: 6

11. rfind() - Returns the index of the last occurrence of a substring.


print("hello world world".rfind("world")) # Output: 12

12. index() - Returns the index of the first occurrence of a substring (raises an error if not found).
print("hello world".index("world")) # Output: 6

13. rindex() - Returns the index of the last occurrence of a substring (raises an error if not found).
print("hello world world".rindex("world")) # Output: 12

14. startswith() - Checks if the string starts with a given substring.


print("hello world".startswith("hello")) # Output: True
15. endswith() - Checks if the string ends with a given substring.
print("hello world".endswith("world")) # Output: True

16. split() - Splits the string into a list based on a separator.


print("hello world".split()) # Output: ['hello', 'world']

17. rsplit() - Splits the string from the right side.


print("apple,banana,grape".rsplit(",", 1)) # Output: ['apple,banana', 'grape']

18. join() - Joins elements of an iterable with a separator.


print("-".join(["hello", "world"])) # Output: "hello-world"

19. isalpha() - Checks if all characters are alphabets.


print("hello".isalpha()) # Output: True

20. isdigit() - Checks if all characters are digits.


print("123".isdigit()) # Output: True

21. isalnum() - Checks if all characters are alphanumeric (letters and numbers only).
print("hello123".isalnum()) # Output: True

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