Python String isprintable()

Characters that occupy printing space on the screen are known as printable characters. For example:

• letters and symbols
• digits
• punctuation
• whitespace

The syntax of isprintable() is:

string.isprintable()

isprintable() Parameters

isprintable() doesn't take any parameters.

Return Value from isprintable()

The isprintable() method returns:

• True if the string is empty or all characters in the string are printable
• False if the string contains at least one non-printable character

Example 1: Working of isprintable()

s = 'Space is a printable'
print(s)
print(s.isprintable())

s = '\nNew Line is printable'
print(s)
print(s.isprintable())

s = ''
print('\nEmpty string printable?', s.isprintable())

Output

Space is a printable
True

New Line is printable
False

Empty string printable? True

Example 2: How to use isprintable()?

# written using ASCII
# chr(27) is escape character
# char(97) is letter 'a'
s = chr(27) + chr(97)

if s.isprintable() == True:
  print('Printable')
else:
  print('Not Printable')
  
s = '2+2 = 4'

if s.isprintable() == True:
  print('Printable')
else:
  print('Not Printable')

Output

Not Printable
Printable