Python strip() method

Python String | strip()

The strip() method in-built function of Python is used to remove all the leading and trailing spaces from a string.

Syntax :string.strip([chars])

 

Parameter:

chars(optional): Character or a set of characters, that needs to be removed from the string.

Returns: A copy of the string with both leading and trailing characters stripped.

Using strip() method:

  • In case the character of the string to the left doesn’t match with the characters in the char parameter, the method stops removing the leading characters.
  • In case the character of the string to the right doesn’t match with the characters in the char parameter, the method stops removing the trailing characters.

Example #1: 

# Python code to illustrate the working of strip()
string = '   Geeks for Geeks   '
# Leading spaces are removed
print(string.strip())
# Geeks is removed
print(string.strip('   Geeks'))
# Not removed since the spaces do not match
print(string.strip('Geeks'))

Output :

Geeks for Geeks
for
   Geeks for Geeks

Example #2:

# Python code to illustrate the working of strip()
string = '@@@@Geeks for Geeks@@@@@'
# Strip all '@' from beginning and ending
print(string.strip('@'))
string = 'www.Geeksforgeeks.org'
# '.grow' removes 'www' and 'org' and '.'
print(string.strip('.grow'))

Output:

Geeks for Geeks
Geeksforgeeks

Example #3:
The following code shows an application of strip() in python.

# Python code to check for identifiers
def Count(string):
    print("Length before strip()")
    print(len(string))
    # Using strip() to remove white spaces
    str = string.strip()
    print("Length after removing spaces")
    return str
# Driver Code
string = "  Geeks for Geeks   "
print(len(Count(string)))

Output:

Length before strip()
17
Length after removing spaces
15

Last Updated on March 17, 2022 by admin

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