Python Strip Exercises

Let’s check out some exercises that will help understand .strip() method better.

Exercise 4-a: Strip method to remove whitespace on both sides

Use strip method to strip the whitespaces on both sides of the string.

Hint 1

.strip() method will strip specified character(s) from the string it’s applied to.

Solution

str = str.strip(" ")

Exercise 4-b: Strip method to remove specific characters from a string

Using .strip() method, strip the string so that, only "Babylon" remains.

Hint 1

.strip() method can take multiple characters and it will strip all of the matching characters from both sides of the string.

Solution

str = str.strip("#$^&@% ")

Exercise 4-c: Rstrip method to remove from the right side only

Let's say you created a program that crawls websites online and it returned a string with a bunch of unnecessary characters on the right side. Using .rstrip() method, strip the characters from the right side of the string only so, in the end you get: "@Bloomberg"

Hint 1

.rstrip() will only strip the right side of a string.

Solution

str = str.rstrip("@#")

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