Topic
1. Check if Number is Positive, Negative, or Zero2. Check if a Number is Even or Odd3. Check if a Number is Divisible by 54. Check if Divisible by Both 3 and 55. Check if a Given Year is a Leap Year6. Take Two Numbers and Print the Larger One7. Take Three Numbers and Print the Largest8. Temperature Range Check9. Check if Character is Vowel or Consonant10. Check Character Type

Check Character Type

Take a character and check whether it's uppercase, lowercase, a digit, or a special character.

BeginnerPhase 1 - Level 1: Simple ConditionsExample 10 of 10
check-character-type.py
1# Take a character as input
2ch = input("Enter a character: ")
3

4# Check character type
5if ch.isupper():
6    print("Uppercase")
7elif ch.islower():
8    print("Lowercase")
9elif ch.isdigit():
10    print("Digit")
11else:
12    print("Special character")

Output

Enter a character: A
Uppercase

Enter a character: a
Lowercase

Enter a character: 5
Digit

Enter a character: @
Special character

What's going on

Use string methods to check character type.

Key Concepts:

isupper(): checks if uppercase
islower(): checks if lowercase
isdigit(): checks if digit
Otherwise, it's a special character

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