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authorEric Wieser <wieser.eric@gmail.com>2022-04-07 01:31:39 (GMT)
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doc: Link to `string.capwords` from `str.title` (GH-20913)
Since `title()` mentions its own short-comings, it should also mention the library function which does not possess them. Co-authored-by: Jelle Zijlstra <jelle.zijlstra@gmail.com>
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@@ -2189,7 +2189,11 @@ expression support in the :mod:`re` module).
>>> "they're bill's friends from the UK".title()
"They'Re Bill'S Friends From The Uk"
- A workaround for apostrophes can be constructed using regular expressions::
+ The :func:`string.capwords` function does not have this problem, as it
+ splits words on spaces only.
+
+ Alternatively, a workaround for apostrophes can be constructed using regular
+ expressions::
>>> import re
>>> def titlecase(s):