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Python String Manipulation and Formatting Flashcards

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  1. Which method removes leading and trailing whitespace from a string?

    Answer: strip()

    strip() removes whitespace (or specified characters) from both ends of a string.

  2. What does `'hello'.upper()` return?

    Answer: 'HELLO'

    upper() returns a new string with all characters converted to uppercase.

  3. What is the output of `'Python'.replace('P', 'J')`?

    Answer: 'Jython'

    replace() substitutes all occurrences of the first argument with the second, giving 'Jython'.

  4. What does `'a,b,c'.split(',')` return?

    Answer: ['a','b','c']

    split() divides a string on the given separator and returns a list of substrings.

  5. Which f-string expression correctly formats a float to 2 decimal places?

    Answer: f'{value:.2f}'

    The format spec :.2f means fixed-point notation with 2 digits after the decimal.

  6. What does `'hello world'.title()` return?

    Answer: 'Hello World'

    title() capitalizes the first letter of every word and lowercases the rest.