Why is lower() deprecated and how should I replace it?

[Robert Kern]

gf gf wrote:
> I read that lower() is deprecated. 

Most of the functions in the string module are deprecated, yes. They 
have been replaced by string methods on the string objects themselves. 
These methods are *not* deprecated.


In [1]: s = 'I aM a hApPY lITtLe STRing thAt WAnTS to Be loWEr CaSE.'

In [2]: s.lower()
Out[2]: 'i am a happy little string that wants to be lower case.'

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