str.capitalize()
str.capitalize() is a Python method in the String Methods category. Returns a copy with the first character capitalized and the rest lowercased. The syntax is str.capitalize(). Returns: Capitalized string. A typical example: "hello WORLD".capitalize() # "Hello world". A close sibling is str.upper(), which returns a copy of the string with all characters converted to uppercase. A close sibling is str.lower(), which returns a copy of the string with all characters converted to lowercase. A close sibling is str.title(), which returns a titlecased version where each word starts with uppercase. A close sibling is str.strip(), which removes leading and trailing whitespace (or specified characters). More about this category: String methods for text manipulation — split, join, replace, format, and more. For a broader walkthrough, read the String Methods guide. Related String Methods entries: str.upper(), str.lower(), str.title(), str.strip(), str.lstrip(), str.rstrip().