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Is there a property of characters that returns the case? Like maybe char.case()? I need this to get rid of some repetitive code that's bothering me.

polarbits
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The functions isupper() and islower () are what you need

>>> 'a'.isupper()
False
>>> 'A'.isupper()
True
>>> 'b'.islower()
True
>>> 'B'.islower()
False
Bhargav Rao
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  • Okay, I guess there isn't a `.case()` function. I know of the functions you mentioned, it's just that I wanted to get rid of some repetitive code where I had `if str.upper()` followed by `elif str.lower()`. Thanks, though! – polarbits Jan 24 '15 at 15:48
  • @Barghav Rao I had messed up some formatting and accidentally pressed the enter button. It should be fixed now. – polarbits Jan 24 '15 at 15:50
  • @PolarBearITS You are welcome, Your `elif` can be `else` only, as if `str.upper()` is false, then the other (`str.lower()`)will be correct – Bhargav Rao Jan 24 '15 at 15:52
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    @BhargavRao not necessarily, for example `'1'.isupper()` and `'1'.islower()` are both `False`. – jonrsharpe Jan 24 '15 at 17:30
  • @jonrsharpe Thanks ... But better if you had tagged the OP so he would have learnt this – Bhargav Rao Jan 24 '15 at 17:32
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You can use str.isupper() and str.islower()

>>> 'a'.isupper()
False
>>> 'a'.islower()
True

>>> 'A'.isupper()
True
>>> 'A'.islower()
False
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