Python String Methods
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Python has a set of built-in methods that you
can use on strings.
Note: All string methods returns new values.
They do not change the original string.
Method Description
capitalize() Converts the first character
to upper case
casefold() Converts string into lower
case
center() Returns a centered string
count() Returns the number of
times a specified value
occurs in a string
encode() Returns an encoded
version of the string
endswith() Returns true if the string
ends with the specified
value
expandtabs() Sets the tab size of the
string
find() Searches the string for a
specified value and returns
the position of where it was
found
format() Formats specified values in
a string
format_map() Formats specified values
from a dictionary in a string
index() Searches the string for a
specified value and returns
the position of where it was
found
isalnum() Returns True if all
characters in the string are
alphanumeric
isalpha() Returns True if all
characters in the string are
in the alphabet
isascii() Returns True if all
characters in the string are
ascii characters
isdecimal() Returns True if all
characters in the string are
decimals
isdigit() Returns True if all
characters in the string are
digits
isidentifier() Returns True if the string is
an identifier
islower() Returns True if all
characters in the string are
lower case
isnumeric() Returns True if all
characters in the string are
numeric
isprintable() Returns True if all
characters in the string are
printable
isspace() Returns True if all
characters in the string are
whitespaces
istitle() Returns True if the string
follows the rules of a title
isupper() Returns True if all
characters in the string are
upper case
join() Converts the elements of
an iterable into a string
ljust() Returns a left justified
version of the string
lower() Converts a string into lower
case
lstrip() Returns a left trim version
of the string
maketrans() Returns a translation table
to be used in translations
partition() Returns a tuple where the
string is parted into three
parts
replace() Returns a string where a
specified value is replaced
with a specified value
rfind() Searches the string for a
specified value and returns
the last position of where it
was found
rindex() Searches the string for a
specified value and returns
the last position of where it
was found
rjust() Returns a right justified
version of the string
rpartition() Returns a tuple where the
string is parted into three
parts
rsplit() Splits the string at the
specified separator, and
returns a list
rstrip() Returns a right trim version
of the string
split() Splits the string at the
specified separator, and
returns a list
splitlines() Splits the string at line
breaks and returns a list
startswith() Returns true if the string
starts with the specified
value
strip() Returns a trimmed version
of the string
swapcase() Swaps cases, lower case
becomes upper case and
vice versa
title() Converts the first character
of each word to upper case
translate() Returns a translated string
upper() Converts a string into
upper case
zfill() Fills the string with a
specified number of 0
values at the beginning
Note: All string methods returns new values.
They do not change the original string.
Learn more about strings in our Python Strings
Tutorial.
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