.capitalize()

The .capitalize() method takes in a string, and returns a copy of the string with the first character in upper case, and the remaining characters in lower case.

Syntax

"string".capitalize()

• This method does not have any parameters.
• It does not modify the original string, it returns a copy of the string with the applicable case changes.

Example

The following example applies .capitalize() to a string in which all the characters are uppercase:

print("WELCOME TO CODECADEMY DOCS!".capitalize())

This will result in:

Welcome to codecademy docs!

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