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# numpy.core.defchararray.capitalize

`numpy.core.defchararray.``capitalize`(a)

  Return a copy of a with only the first character of each element capitalized.

  Calls str.capitalize element-wise.

  For 8-bit strings, this method is locale-dependent.

  Parameters : | a : array_like of str or unicode Input array of strings to capitalize.
  Returns : | out : ndarray Output array of str or unicode, depending on input types

  See also

  `str.capitalize`

  Examples

      >>> c = np.array(['a1b2','1b2a','b2a1','2a1b'],'S4'); c
      array(['a1b2', '1b2a', 'b2a1', '2a1b'],
          dtype='|S4')
      >>> np.char.capitalize(c)
      array(['A1b2', '1b2a', 'B2a1', '2a1b'],
          dtype='|S4')