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dependabot[bot] Apr 13, 2026
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Miladkhoshdel May 7, 2026
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5 changes: 2 additions & 3 deletions strings/capitalize.py
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Expand Up @@ -13,12 +13,11 @@ def capitalize(sentence: str) -> str:
>>> capitalize("")
''
"""
if not sentence:
return ""

# Capitalize the first character if it's a lowercase letter
# Concatenate the capitalized character with the rest of the string
return sentence[0].upper() + sentence[1:]
# Slicing keeps this safe for empty strings.
return sentence[:1].upper() + sentence[1:]


if __name__ == "__main__":
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