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Function Details: center

Description

Return a centered string of length width.

Extended Description

The center() method returns a new string padded with specified characters (spaces by default) to make it centered within a string of specified width. If the specified width is less than or equal to the length of the string, the original string is returned.

Read More about center from Python Documentation

Function Signature

Module: builtins

Class: str

Parameters

Parameter List

width: int
fillchar: str

Return

Returns a new string of specified width with the original string centered.

Return Type

str

Output

Explanation

This example demonstrates the basic usage of center(). It centers 'hello' in a string of width 10, padding with '-'.