Python String zfill()
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13 Mar, 2023
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Python String zfill() method returns a copy of the string with ‘0’ characters padded to the left side of the given string.
Syntax of zfill() methods
Syntax: str.zfill(length)
Parameters: length: length is the length of the returned string from zfill() with ‘0’ digits filled to the leftside.
Return: Returns a copy of the string with ‘0’ characters padded to the left side of the given string.
Example 1: How to use zfill() function in Python.
Python3
text = "geeks for geeks" print(text.zfill(25)) print(text.zfill(20)) # Given length is less than # the length od original string print(text.zfill(10)) |
Output:
0000000000geeks for geeks 00000geeks for geeks geeks for geeks
Example 2: zfill() methods with Sign Prefix
Python3
number = "6041"print(number.zfill(8)) number = "+6041"print(number.zfill(8)) text = "--anything%(&%(%)*^"print(text.zfill(20)) |
Output:
00006041 +0006041 -0-anything%(&%(%)*^
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