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Python String isalpha()
The isalpha() method returns True if all characters in the string are alphabets. If not, it returns False.
The syntax of isalpha() is:
string.isalpha()
isalpha() Parameters
isalpha() doesn't take any parameters.
Return Value from isalpha()
The isalpha() returns:
- True if all characters in the string are alphabets (can be both lowercase and uppercase).
- False if at least one character is not alphabet.
Example 1: Working of isalpha()
name = "Monica"
print(name.isalpha())
# contains whitespace
name = "Monica Geller"
print(name.isalpha())
# contains number
name = "Mo3nicaGell22er"
print(name.isalpha())
Output
True False False
Example 1: Working of isalpha()
name = "MonicaGeller"
if name.isalpha() == True:
print("All characters are alphabets")
else:
print("All characters are not alphabets.")
Output
All characters are alphabets
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