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Python String capitalize()
To convert first character of a String to Capital Letter in Python, use String.capitalize() function.
Example 1: First Character is a Lower Case
In the following Python Example, the first character of given String is lower case alphabet. We will use String.capitalize() function to capitalize the first character.
str = 'welome to python examples'
str1 = str.capitalize()
print('Original String :',str)
print('Capitalized String :',str1)Output
Original String : welome to python examples
Capitalized String : Welome to python examplesExample 2: First Character is an Upper Case
If the first character is upper case alphabet, then applying String.capitalize() would not make any change in the resulting string.
str = 'Welome to python examples'
str1 = str.capitalize()
print('Original String :',str)
print('Capitalized String :',str1)Output
Original String : Welome to python examples
Capitalized String : Welome to python examplesExample 3: First Character is a Numeric Digit
capitalize() function converts only lower case alphabets to upper case. So, it does not effect a string, if the first character is a numeric digit.
str = '142 welome to python examples'
str1 = str.capitalize()
print('Original String :',str)
print('Capitalized String :',str1)Output
Original String : 142 welome to python examples
Capitalized String : 142 welome to python examplesThe same explanation holds if the first character is a space, special symbol, etc.