Python String | zfill()

zfill() method returns a copy of the string with ‘0’ characters padded to the leftside of the given string.

Syntax :

str.zfill(length)

Parameters :

length : length is the length of the returned string from zfill() with ‘0’ digits filled to the leftside.

Return :

Returns a copy of the string with '0' characters   
padded to the leftside of the given string.

CODE 1

text = "geeks for geeks"

print(text.zfill(25))

print(text.zfill(20))

# Given length is less than
# the length od original string
print(text.zfill(10))

Output :

0000000000geeks for geeks
00000geeks for geeks
geeks for geeks

CODE 2

number = "6041"
print(number.zfill(8))

number = "+6041"
print(number.zfill(8))

text = "--anything%(&%(%)*^"
print(text.zfill(20))

Output :

00006041
+0006041
-0-anything%(&%(%)*^

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