Python Beginner's Starter Pack - Essential Methods & Functions
1. String Methods (str)
- .lower() → lowercase
- .upper() → uppercase
- .title() → capitalize first letter of each word
- .strip() → remove spaces from ends
- .replace(old, new) → replace text
- .split() → split into list
- .join(list) → join list into string
- .find(sub) → find index of substring
- .count(sub) → count occurrences
- .startswith(prefix) → check start
- .endswith(suffix) → check end
2. List Methods (list)
- .append(item) → add to end
- .insert(index, item) → insert at position
- .remove(item) → remove first match
- .pop(index) → remove & return
- .sort() → sort list
- .reverse() → reverse order
- .count(item) → count occurrences
- .index(item) → find index
- .extend(list2) → merge lists
- len(list) → length
3. Number Functions
- abs(x) → absolute value
- round(x, n) → round to n decimals
- max(a, b, c) → largest
- min(a, b, c) → smallest
- sum(list) → sum of numbers
4. General Built-ins
- len(x) → number of items
- type(x) → check type
- str(x) → convert to string
- int(x) → convert to int
- float(x) → convert to float