Python - String Method - center() Tutorial

  It will return the new string with center-aligned or equally padded on both ends using a specified character( or space by default).

Syntax-

String.center(length, fillchar)

#length - It is the total length of the string that needs to be returned
after filling specified character on both the end of actual string.
#fillchar - (Optional) It is specified character that need to be filled
on both the end of actual string. By default it is space

Example-  

str1 = "Hello Python"
print(str1.center(30))
print(str1.center(30,'*'))
print(str1.center(2))

Output-

         Hello Python         
*********Hello Python*********
Hello Python

In the above program,

Line 2- str1 is equally centered from both the end with space as the default character, with the total length of the new string as 30

Line 3- str1 is equally centered from both the end with * as a specified character, with the total length of the new string as 30

Line 4- On providing length less than the original string. then it will return the original string.