■ Python String Methods Cheat Sheet
■ Basic Methods
Method Description Example
str.lower() Makes all letters lowercase "HELLO".lower() → 'hello'
str.upper() Makes all letters uppercase "hello".upper() → 'HELLO'
str.capitalize() Capitalizes first letter only "python".capitalize() → 'Python'
str.title() Capitalizes first letter of each word "hello world".title() → 'Hello World'
str.strip() Removes spaces at beginning & end " hi ".strip() → 'hi'
■ Searching / Checking
Method Description Example
str.startswith(x) Checks if string starts with x "hello".startswith("he") → True
str.endswith(x) Checks if string ends with x "hello".endswith("lo") → True
str.find(x) Finds position of x (-1 if not found) "hello".find("l") → 2
str.count(x) Counts how many times x appears "hello".count("l") → 2
str.isdigit() Checks if all characters are numbers "123".isdigit() → True
str.isalpha() Checks if all are letters "abc".isalpha() → True
■ Modifying Strings
Method Description Example
str.replace(a, b) Replaces a with b "hello".replace("l", "z") → 'hezzo'
str.split(x) Splits string by x into a list "a,b,c".split(",") → ['a', 'b', 'c']
str.join(list) Joins list into one string ".".join(['a', 'b', 'c']) → 'a.b.c'
str.zfill(n) Pads with zeros on the left "7".zfill(3) → '007'
str.center(n) Centers string in n spaces "hi".center(5) → ' hi '
Example:
s = " hello world " print(s.strip().upper().replace("WORLD", "Python")) # Output: HELLO PYTHON
