Python String Methods

Overview of string manipulation functionalities in Python.

Case Conversion

Methods for altering the casing of strings for specific purposes.

capitalize()

Transforms the first character to uppercase.

casefold()

Converts the string to lowercase, for caseless matching.

lower()

Converts all characters in the string to lowercase.

swapcase()

Swaps uppercase characters to lowercase and vice versa.

upper()

Converts all characters in the string to uppercase.

Searching and Replacing

Includes methods to search or replace substrings within a string.

count()

Counts occurrences of a substring in the string.

endswith()

Checks if the string ends with the specified substring.

find()

Finds the lowest index of the specified substring.

replace()

Replaces occurrences of a substring with another substring.

startswith()

Checks if the string starts with the specified substring.

rfind()

Finds the highest index of the specified substring.

Formatting

Methods designed to assist in formatting strings.

center()

Centers the string within a specified width.

format()

Formats strings using placeholders.

ljust()

Justifies the string to the left with a specific width.

rjust()

Justifies the string to the right with a specific width.

zfill()

Pads the string with zeros on the left, to fill a width.

Trimming and Adjusting

For trimming or adjusting whitespace and characters from strings.

expandtabs()

Expands tab characters in the string into spaces.

lstrip()

Removes leading characters (spaces by default).

rstrip()

Removes trailing characters (spaces by default).

strip()

Removes both leading and trailing characters (spaces by default).

Splitting and Joining

Methods to split strings or join collections of strings.

join()

Joins the elements of an iterable into a single string.

partition()

Splits the string at the first occurrence of the separator.

rpartition()

Splits the string at the last occurrence of the separator.

split()

Splits a string into a list at each occurrence of a separator.

splitlines()

Splits a string at line breaks, returning a list.

Character Inquiry

To check properties of characters within the string.

isalnum()

Checks if all characters are alphanumeric.

isalpha()

Checks if all characters are alphabetic.

isascii()

Checks if all characters are ASCII.

isdecimal()

Checks if all characters are decimal characters.

isdigit()

Checks if all characters are digits.

isidentifier()

Checks if the string is a valid identifier.

islower()

Checks if all characters are lowercase.

isnumeric()

Checks if all characters are numeric.

isprintable()

Checks if all characters are printable.

isspace()

Checks if all characters are whitespace.

istitle()

Checks if the string is in title case.

isupper()

Checks if all characters are uppercase.

Miscellaneous

Other various operations related to strings.

encode()

Encodes the string to bytes.

maketrans()

Creates a translation table.

translate()

Translates characters using a translation table.

Method Categories Table

| Method Category | Methods | Description | |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | Case Conversion | capitalize, casefold, lower, swapcase, title, upper | Altering string case | | Searching and Replacing | count, endswith, find, index, replace, startswith, rfind, rindex | Finding or replacing substrings | | Formatting | center, format, format_map, ljust, rjust, zfill | Formatting strings | | Trimming and Adjusting | expandtabs, lstrip, rstrip, strip | Trimming or adjusting whitespace | | Splitting and Joining | join, partition, rpartition, split, rsplit, splitlines | Splitting or joining strings | | Character Inquiry | isalnum, isalpha, isascii, isdecimal, isdigit, isidentifier, islower, isnumeric, isprintable, isspace, istitle, isupper | Checking character types | | Miscellaneous | encode, maketrans, translate | Various other operations |

String Manipulation Methods

Methods commonly used to manipulate and modify strings in programming.

Case Conversion

Transforming the case of strings.

To Uppercase

Convert all characters in a string to uppercase.

To Lowercase

Convert all characters in a string to lowercase.

Capitalize

Capitalize the first letter of a string.

Swapcase

Swap the case of each letter in a string.

Title Case

Convert a string to title case (each word capitalized).

Searching

Locating specific substrings or patterns within a string.

IndexOf

Find the first occurrence of a substring.

LastIndexOf

Find the last occurrence of a substring.

Contains

Check if the string contains a certain substring.

Starts With

Check if the string starts with a specific substring.

Ends With

Check if the string ends with a specific substring.

Replacing

Substituting parts of the string with another substring.

Replace

Replace occurrences of a substring with another substring.

ReplaceAll

Replace all occurrences based on a matched pattern (regex).

ReplaceFirst

Replace the first occurrence based on a matched pattern.

Remove

Remove specific characters or substrings from a string.

Splitting

Dividing a string into multiple parts.

Split

Divide a string into an array of substrings based on a delimiter.

Partition

Split a string into two parts based on the first occurrence of a delimiter.

SplitLines

Split a string into an array of substrings based on line breaks.

Chunk

Divide a string into an array of substrings with a specified size.

Trimming

Eliminating unwanted characters from the beginning and/or end of the string.

Trim

Remove whitespace from both ends of a string.

TrimStart

Remove whitespace from the beginning of a string.

TrimEnd

Remove whitespace from the end of a string.

Strip

Remove specific characters from both ends of a string.

Padding

Adding characters to a string to reach a certain length.

PadStart

Add characters to the beginning until a certain length is reached.

PadEnd

Add characters to the end until a certain length is reached.

PadBoth

Add characters to both ends to reach a certain length.

Formatting

Creating formatted strings by including variables or expressions.

Format

Insert values into a string with placeholders.

Interpolate

Embed expressions within a string for evaluation and substitution.

Concatenate

Join multiple strings into a single string.

String Builder

Efficiently build strings from multiple segments.

String Method Categories

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Accessing

Methods to access characters and substrings.

CharAt

Returns the character at the specified index.

Substring

Extracts characters from a string between two specified indices.

Slice

Extracts a part of a string and returns it as a new string.

IndexOf

Returns the index within the calling String object of the first occurrence of the specified value.

Modification

Methods to alter string content.

Replace

Substitutes a specified portion of the string with another value.

Trim

Removes whitespace from both ends of a string.

Concat

Combines the text of two or more strings and returns a new string.

ToUpper/LowerCase

Converts a string to uppercase or lowercase.

Query

Methods to search for information within a string.

Length

Returns the length of the string.

EndsWith/StartsWith

Determines whether a string begins or ends with the characters of another string.

Includes

Determines whether one string may be found within another string.

Match

Retrieves the result of matching a string against a regular expression.

Utility

Additional string methods that serve various purposes.

Split

Divides a string into an ordered list of substrings.

Repeat

Returns a new string with a specified number of copies of the string it was called on.

CharCodeAt

Returns an integer between 0 and 65535 representing the UTF-16 code unit at the given index.

Normalize

Returns the Unicode Normalization Form of a given string.

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