Python string center() usage and examples

Python string methods

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

center() method syntax

string.center(width[, fillchar])

center() parameters

center() method takes two parameters:

• width- 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: center() method with default fillchar parameter

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

When running the program, the output is:

Filled string:                                   Python is awesome

Example2: fillchar is* of the center() method

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

When running the program, the output is:

Filled string:　　***Python is awesome****

Python string methods