How to capitalize first letter in Python

In this article, we will discuss certain ways to capitalize the first letter of a string in Python.

Method 1: Using capitalize()

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

string = "pythonpoint"

print("Original string: "+str(string))

final = string.capitalize()

print("After capitalizing: "+str(final))

Output:

Original string: pythonpoint
After capitalizing: Pythonpoint

Method 2: Using string slicing and upper()

The upper() method upper cases the characters provided to it.

string = "pythonpoint"

print("Original string: "+str(string))

final = string[0].upper() + string[1:]

print("After capitalizing: "+str(final))

Output:

Original string: pythonpoint
After capitalizing: Pythonpoint