Python .swapcase()

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Published Jun 10, 2021Updated Oct 13, 2023

Takes a string and returns a copy of that string in which all lowercase letters are uppercase, and all uppercase letters are lowercase. Numbers and symbols are not changed.

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Syntax

string.swapcase()

Example 1

message = "Hello, World!"


new_string = message.swapcase()


print(new_string)
# Output: "hELLO, wORLD!"

Example 2

The .swapcase() method does not change the string it is used on:

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