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Python String isprintable() Function

The String isprintable() method returns True if the string is empty or if all characters in the string are printable. Otherwise, it returns False.

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Generally:

  • Characters that occupy printing space on the screen are known as printable characters.
  • Characters that do not occupy a space and are used for formatting is known as non-printable characters.

For example:

  • Carriage return \r , line feed \n and tab \t are examples of non-printable characters.
  • A space character ' ' (0x20, ASCII space) is considered printable.

Syntax​

my_string.isprintable()

isprintable() Parameters​

Python String isprintable() function does not take any parameters.

isprintable() Return Value​

Python String isprintable() function returns:

  • True if all characters in the string are printable or if the string is empty.
  • False if the string contains at least one non-printable character.

Examples​

Example 1: Check if a String is printable with isprintable()​

The isprintable() method returns True if all characters in the string are printable characters.

my_str = 'Tutorial Reference'
result = my_str.isprintable()
print(result) # Output: True

output

True

The isnumeric() method returns False if at least one character is not printable.

For example, string with line feed \n and tab \t is not printable:

my_str = '\tTutorial\nReference'
result = my_str.isprintable()
print(result) # Output: False

output

False

Example 2: Check if an Empty String is printable with isprintable()​

An empty string is considered a printable string.

my_str = ''
result = my_str.isprintable()
print(result) # Output: True

output

True

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