modin.pandas.Series.str.center

Series.str.center(width, fillchar=' ')[source]

Pad left and right side of strings in the Series/Index.

Equivalent to str.center().

Parameters:

  • width (int) – Minimum width of resulting string; additional characters will be filled with fillchar.

  • fillchar (str) – Additional character for filling, default is whitespace.

Return type:

Series/Index of objects.

Examples

For Series.str.center:

>>> ser = pd.Series(['dog', 'bird', 'mouse'])
>>> ser.str.center(8, fillchar='.')
0    ..dog...
1    ..bird..
2    .mouse..
dtype: object

For Series.str.ljust:

>>> ser = pd.Series(['dog', 'bird', 'mouse'])
>>> ser.str.ljust(8, fillchar='.')
0    dog.....
1    bird....
2    mouse...
dtype: object

For Series.str.rjust:

>>> ser = pd.Series(['dog', 'bird', 'mouse'])
>>> ser.str.rjust(8, fillchar='.')
0    .....dog
1    ....bird
2    ...mouse
dtype: object