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capitalize()

The capitalize() method in Python is a String Method that capitalizes the first letter of a string and makes all other characters lowercase. It returns a new string with the modified formatting.

Parameter Values

This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Values

The capitalize() method returns a new string with the first character capitalized.

How to Use capitalize() in Python

Example 1:

The capitalize() method returns a copy of the string with the first character capitalized and the rest lowercase.

'hello world'.capitalize()
Example 2:

If the first character is already capitalized, the method will return the unchanged string.

'Hello'.capitalize()
Example 3:

Special characters, numbers, and symbols are not affected by the method and remain unchanged.

'123abc'.capitalize()