how do we interpret this a.zfill()... Please explain!!

Question

a='solo'
print (a.zfill(6))

Answer 1

The zfill() method adds zeros to the front of the string until the total length of the string is equal to the integer passed to the method.

https://www.w3schools.com/JUMP_LINK__&&__python__&&__JUMP_LINK/ref_string_zfill.asp

Answer 2

A similar kind of fill can also be done with str.ljust(n), .rjust(n) or .center(n). The fill characters are spaces. This gives the following result compared to your test:

00solo
solo
solo
solo

Answer 3

why dont you try on code playground?

Answer 4

Thanks...Now I got it😊😊

Answer 5

You can see the available methods for any module in the playground or your CLI or IDLE etc by using the help() method.
in the playground you can use;
print(help(module_name)) to see what is available. You can also view a specific method of that module by using the name of the method.
print(help(module_name.method_name))

For str
print(help(str))
For the zfill() in the str module
print(help(str.zfill))

Answer 6

I tried and it shows the result as 00solo...
But I want to know the working of this function.

Answer 7

Wow.. Thanks a lot for additional info.

Answer 8

string.zfill(len)
a = "hello"
b = "welcome to the jungle"
c = "10.000"

print(a.zfill(10))
print(b.zfill(10))
print(c.zfill(10))

Answer 9

So please help!!