Python: Capitalize first and last letters of each word of a given string

Python String: Exercise-60 with Solution

Write a Python program to capitalize first and last letters of each word of a given string.

Sample Solution-1:

Python Code:

def capitalize_first_last_letters(str1):
     str1 = result = str1.title()
     result =  ""
     for word in str1.split():
        result += word[:-1] + word[-1].upper() + " "
     return result[:-1]  
     
print(capitalize_first_last_letters("python exercises practice solution"))
print(capitalize_first_last_letters("w3resource"))

Sample Output:

PythoN ExerciseS PracticE SolutioN
W3ResourcE

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Sample Solution-2:

Capitalizes the first letter of a string.

• Use list slicing and str.upper() to capitalize the first letter of the string.
• Use str.join() to combine the capitalized first letter with the rest of the characters.
• Omit the lower_rest parameter to keep the rest of the string intact, or set it to True to convert to lowercase.

Python Code:

def capitalize_first_letter(s, lower_rest = False):
  return ''.join([s[:1].upper(), (s[1:].lower() if lower_rest else s[1:])])
 
print(capitalize_first_letter('javaScript'))
print(capitalize_first_letter('python', True))

Sample Output:

JavaScript
Python

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