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How to convert a list of strings to sentence case in Python

How to convert a list of strings to sentence case in Python.

Here's a step-by-step tutorial on how to convert a list of strings to sentence case in Python:

  1. Start by defining a list of strings that you want to convert to sentence case. For example, let's say you have the following list:
   string_list = ["hello world", "this is a test", "python programming"]
  1. Next, create an empty list to store the converted strings:
   sentence_case_list = []
  1. Now, you can iterate over each string in the original list using a for loop. For each string, you will convert it to sentence case and append it to the new list. Here's an example using a list comprehension:
   sentence_case_list = [string.capitalize() for string in string_list]

In this example, the capitalize() method is used to convert the first character of each string to uppercase, and all other characters to lowercase. This effectively converts the string to sentence case.

  1. Finally, you can print the converted list to verify the results:
   for string in sentence_case_list:
print(string)

Output:

   Hello world
This is a test
Python programming

Alternatively, if you want to convert the list directly to a single string with each element separated by a space, you can use the join() method:

   sentence_case_string = ' '.join(sentence_case_list)
print(sentence_case_string)

Output:

   Hello world This is a test Python programming

And that's it! You have successfully converted a list of strings to sentence case in Python.