Python String capitalize() Method

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Example

Upper case the first letter in this sentence:

txt = "hello, and welcome to my world."

x = txt.capitalize()

print (x)
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Definition and Usage

The capitalize() method returns a string where the first character is upper case, and the rest is lower case.


Syntax

string.capitalize()

Parameter Values

No parameters


More Examples

Example

The first character is converted to upper case, and the rest are converted to lower case:

txt = "python is FUN!"

x = txt.capitalize()

print (x)
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Example

See what happens if the first character is a number:

txt = "36 is my age."

x = txt.capitalize()

print (x)
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