Capitalizing with append() function for a list

Question

I'm doing homework, and I need to have my list append its variable elements so the first character is capitalized. Instead it's capitalizing all the characters in the elements.

fangs = ['facebook','apple','netflix','google'] 
upper_fang = []

for fang in fangs:
    upper_fang.append(fang.upper())

print(upper_fang)

#['FACEBOOK', 'APPLE', 'NETFLIX', 'GOOGLE']

The above sequence are my actual results, but I want this:

['Facebook','Apple','Netflix','Google']

have you googled "how to capitalize word in python"? – aaaaa says reinstate Monica Apr 20 '19 at 23:37 — aaaaa says reinstate Monica, Apr 20 '19 at 23:37

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 20 '19 at 23:38

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You're looking for capitalize:

fangs = ['facebook','apple','netflix','google'] 
upper_fang = [] 
for fang in fangs: 
    upper_fang.append(fang.capitalize()) 

print(upper_fang)

Output:

['Facebook', 'Apple', 'Netflix', 'Google']

Alternatively, you can use a list comprehension:

[company.capitalize() for company in fangs]

answered Apr 20 '19 at 23:38

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Thanks this helped! – sweeks6833 Apr 20 '19 at 23:57

Capitalizing with append() function for a list

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