Converting list items into lowercase

Question

Quick one: How do I convert list items(words) into smaller cases?

states_list = ['Alabama', 'Alaska', 'Arizona', 'Arkansas', 'California']

Please consider searching the archives for "Quick ones". Most have been answered numerous times. (tip: Google is better for searching Stack Overflow than then SO search bar) — Mark, Jul 17 '21 at 20:38

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 17 '21 at 20:37

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You can simply use the method .lower() on the items and create a new list using list comprehension.

foo = [i.lower() for i in states_list]
print (foo)

which results in a new list of

['alabama', 'alaska', 'arizona', 'arkansas', 'california']

answered Jul 17 '21 at 20:37

SimonT

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