Python Questions and Answers – Strings – 5

This set of Basic Python Questions & Answers focuses on “Strings”.

1. What is the output of the following?

print("abc DEF".capitalize())

a) abc def
b) ABC DEF
c) Abc def
d) Abc Def
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2. What is the output of the following?

print("abc. DEF".capitalize())

a) abc def
b) ABC DEF
c) Abc def
d) Abc Def
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3. What is the output of the following?

print("abcdef".center())

a) cd
b) abcdef
c) error
d) none of the mentioned
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4. What is the output of the following?

print("abcdef".center(0))

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a) cd
b) abcdef
c) error
d) none of the mentioned
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5. What is the output of the following?

print('*', "abcdef".center(7), '*')

a) * abcdef *
b) * abcdef *
c) *abcdef *
d) * abcdef*
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6. What is the output of the following?

print('*', "abcdef".center(7), '*', sep='')

a) * abcdef *
b) * abcdef *
c) *abcdef *
d) * abcdef*
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7. What is the output of the following?

print('*', "abcde".center(6), '*', sep='')

a) * abcde *
b) * abcde *
c) *abcde *
d) * abcde*
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Answer: c
Explanation: Padding is done towards the right-hand-side first when the final string is of even length.

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8. What is the output of the following?

print("abcdef".center(7, 1))

a) 1abcdef
b) abcdef1
c) abcdef
d) error
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Answer: d
Explanation: TypeError, the fill character must be a character, not an int.

9. What is the output of the following?

print("abcdef".center(7, '1'))

a) 1abcdef
b) abcdef1
c) abcdef
d) error
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Answer: a
Explanation: The character ‘1’ is used for padding instead of a space.

10. What is the output of the following?

print("abcdef".center(10, '12'))

a) 12abcdef12
b) abcdef1212
c) 1212abcdef
d) error
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Answer: d
Explanation: The fill character must be exactly one character long