Fixing the Limitations of title() Method

Now let’s look at the technique that you can use and avoid this unexpected behaviour of string title() function.

Using Regex to fix the unexpected behavior of String title() Method.

Python3

import re
 
 
def to_title(string):
    regex = re.compile("[a-z]+('[a-z]+)?", re.I)
    return regex.sub(lambda grp: grp.group(0)[0].upper() + grp.group(0)[1:].lower(),
                     string)
 
 
print(to_title("I won't be working tomorrow."))

Output:

I Won't Be Working Tomorrow.

In this article we have covered the definition, syntax and uses of string title() method in Python. We also covered the limitation of this function and how to work around it.

String title() function is very useful string method for text formatting.

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Python String Title method

Python String title() method returns a new string after converting the first letter of every word to uppercase(capital) and keeping the rest of the letters lowercase.

Example: Make string title case

Python3

print("usE stRing title Method".title())

Output

Use String Title Method

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