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Python String islower() Method

Last Updated : 11 Nov, 2024
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The islower() method in Python checks if all characters in a string are lowercase. It returns True if all alphabetic characters are lowercase, otherwise, it returns False, if there is at least one uppercase letter.

Let's look at a quick example of using the islower() method.

Python
s = "hello" res = s.islower() print(res) 

Output
True 

Explanation: The string s contains only lowercase alphabetic characters, so islower() returns True.

Syntax of islower()

s.islower()

Parameter:

  • This method doesn't take any parameter.

Return Value:

  • The method return True if all alphabetic characters in the string are lowercase, otherwise False.

Example of islower()

Let’s look at a few examples of islower() method.

Python
s1 = "hello" res1 = s1.islower() print(res1) s2 = "Hello" res2 = s2.islower() print(res2) s3 = "hello123" res3 = s3.islower() print(res3) s4 = "" res4 = s4.islower() print(res4) s5 = "123@" res5 = s5.islower() print(res5) 

Output
True False True False False 

Explanation:

  • s1 is "hello": contains only lowercase letters, so islower() returns True.
  • s2 is "Hello": has an uppercase 'H', so islower() returns False.
  • s3 is "hello123": all alphabetic characters are lowercase, so islower() returns True.
  • s4 is "": an empty string returns False by default.
  • s5 is "123@": contains no alphabetic characters, so islower() returns False. At least one lowercase letter is needed for True.

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