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# numpy.core.defchararray.center

`numpy.core.defchararray.``center`(a, width, fillchar=' ')

  Return a copy of a with its elements centered in a string of length width.

  Calls str.center element-wise.

  Parameters : | a : array_like of str or unicode width : int The length of the resulting strings fillchar : str or unicode, optional The padding character to use (default is space).
  Returns : | out : ndarray Output array of str or unicode, depending on input types

  See also

  `str.center`