Python string center() usage and examples

Python string methods

The center() method returns a new string with the original string centered and filled with spaces to the length width.

The syntax of the center() method is:

string.center(width[, fillchar])

center() parameters

The center() method takes two parameters:

• width- The length of the filled string

• fillchar (Optional)-Fill character

The fillchar parameter is optional. If not provided, a space is used as the default parameter.

center() return value

The center() method returns a string filled with the specified fillchar. It does not modify the original string.

Example1: The center() method with the default fillchar parameter

string = "Python is awesome"
new_string = string.center(24)
print("The filled string: ", new_string)

The output when running the program is:

The filled string:       Python is awesome

Example2: fillchar is* the center() method

string = "Python is awesome"
new_string = string.center(24, ''*)
print("The filled string: ", new_string)

The output when running the program is:

The filled string:　　***Python is awesome****

Python string methods