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Python title vs capitalize functions | Difference

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The difference between Python title vs capitalize functions is how they convert (return) a string.

Where title() function changes the first character in each word to Uppercase and the remaining characters to Lowercase in the string and returns a new string.

str.title()

And the capitalize() method converts the first character of a string to a capital (uppercase) letter.

str.capitalize()

Example difference title vs capitalize in Python

Simple example code title() changes every word, but capitalize() only the first word in a sentence:

a = 'silly question'
print(a.title())

a = 'silly question'
print(a.capitalize())

Output:

Python title vs capitalize functions

Do comment if you have any doubts and suggestions on this Python comparison topic.

Note: IDE: PyCharm 2021.3.3 (Community Edition)

Windows 10

Python 3.10.1

All Python Examples are in Python 3, so Maybe its different from python 2 or upgraded versions.

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