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The isalpha() method returns True if all characters in the string are alphabets. If not, it returns False.
The syntax of isalpha() is:
string.isalpha()
1. isalpha() Parameters
isalpha() doesn’t take any parameters.
2. Return Value from isalpha()
The isalpha() returns:
- True if all characters in the string are alphabets (can be both lowercase and uppercase).
- False if at least one character is not alphabet.
3. Example 1: Working of isalpha()
name = "Monica" print(name.isalpha()) # contains whitespace name = "Monica Geller" print(name.isalpha()) # contains number name = "Mo3nicaGell22er" print(name.isalpha())
Output
True False False
4. Example 2: Working of isalpha()
name = "MonicaGeller"
if name.isalpha() == True:
print("All characters are alphabets")
else:
print("All characters are not alphabets.")
Output
All characters are alphabets
Checkout these related String methods as well:
- Python isalnum()
- Python isnumeric()
- Python isdigit()
- Python isdecimal()
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