numpy.strings.zfill#

strings.zfill(a, width)[source]#

Return the numeric string left-filled with zeros. A leading sign prefix (+/-) is handled by inserting the padding after the sign character rather than before.

Parameters:

aarray-like, with StringDType, bytes_, or str_ dtype

widtharray_like, with any integer dtype

Width of string to left-fill elements in a.

Returns:

outndarray

Output array of StringDType, bytes_ or str_ dtype, depending on input type

See also

str.zfill

Examples

>>> np.strings.zfill(['1', '-1', '+1'], 3)
array(['001', '-01', '+01'], dtype='<U3')