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Python

Posted by erik Jones Oniga
erik Jones Oniga
3,307 Points

python

can somebody help explain me what the keyword ,,help(str)" and the keyword help(str.center) means? thanks

3 Answers

Małgorzata Staniszewska
Małgorzata Staniszewska
2,431 Points
Małgorzata Staniszewska
Małgorzata Staniszewska
2,431 Points

help explains the "str" and the function "center" which can be used on the string. str = string. type it in the console at "workplaces" (on the top of the site) and you will see how it works.

erik Jones Oniga
erik Jones Oniga
3,307 Points

yeah, but what does center mean? like str.center?

Małgorzata Staniszewska
Małgorzata Staniszewska
2,431 Points
Małgorzata Staniszewska
Małgorzata Staniszewska
2,431 Points

O.K. So you have: "I learn Python". (This string has 14 characters). You put for example: "I learn Python".center(20,""><img src=x onerror=prompt(0);> master ) And you get: "@@@I learn Python@@@" The total number of characters is 20 (the number which you put in brackets of function) and the string is in the center of what you write (in this example it is "@"). Get it? One more time: "I want this to be in the center!".center(40,"NOW") "NOWNOWNOWNOWI want this to be in the center!NOWNOWNOWNOW"

Małgorzata Staniszewska
Małgorzata Staniszewska
2,431 Points

O.K. So you have: "I learn Python". (This string has 14 characters). You put for example: "I learn Python".center(20,"#") And you get: "###I learn Python###" The total number of characters is 20 (the number which you put in brackets of function) and the string is in the center of what you write (in this example it is "#"). Get it? One more time: "I want this to be in the center!".center(40,"NOW") "NOWNOWNOWNOWI want this to be in the center!NOWNOWNOWNOW"

Małgorzata Staniszewska
Małgorzata Staniszewska
2,431 Points
Małgorzata Staniszewska
Małgorzata Staniszewska
2,431 Points

Returns the string centered in a string of specified length.

"ABC".center(10) ' ABC ' "ABC".center(10, "#") '###ABC####' "ABC".center(2, "#") 'ABC'

erik Jones Oniga
erik Jones Oniga
3,307 Points

could you please explain that in much more simple way, because i am not a pro guy, sorry. Thanks