Python String center() Method
Python String center() method creates and returns a new string that is padded with the specified character.
Syntax:
string.center(length[, fillchar])
Parameters:
- length: length of the string after padding with the characters.
- fillchar: (optional) characters which need to be padded. If it’s not provided, space is taken as the default argument.
Returns:
Returns a string padded with specified fillchar and it doesn’t modify the original string.
Example 1: center() Method With Default fillchar
Python
# Python program to illustrate# string center() in pythonstring = "geeks for geeks" new_string = string.center(24) # here filchar not provided so takes space by default.print "After padding String is: ", new_string |
Output:
After padding String is: geeks for geeks
Example 2: center() Method With # fillchar
Python
# Python program to illustrate# string center() in pythonstring = "geeks for geeks" new_string = string.center(24, '#') # here fillchar is providedprint "After padding String is:", new_string |
Output:
After padding String is: ####geeks for geeks#####
