Python 3 reference · String Methods

Python String isprintable() Method

Return True if every character is printable, or the string is empty. Newlines and tabs are not printable.

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Syntax

str.isprintable()

True or False.

Basic useTry it yourself

print("hello".isprintable(), "line\n".isprintable(), "".isprintable())

Output

True False True

Strip unprintable charactersTry it yourself

raw = "name:\tAda\x00"
print(repr("".join(c for c in raw if c.isprintable())))

Output

'name:Ada'

Version	Change
Python 3.0	Added

str.isspace() · Return True if every character is whitespace (spaces, tabs, newlines) and the string isn't empty.
str.isascii() · Return True if the string is empty or every character is ASCII (code points 0–127).
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