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Python lstrip

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The Python lstrip method is a Python String Methods, which is useful to remove the specified characters from the Left-hand side of a string. By default, the Python lstrip function deletes white spaces and returns a new string.

The syntax of the Python lStrip function is

String_Value.lstrip(Chars)
  • String_Value: A valid String literal.
  • Chars: This parameter is optional, and Omit this means the lstrip function considers the white spaces as a default parameter. To change the default white space, specify the Characters to strip from the Left-hand side of a string in Python.

Python lstrip method Example

The following set of examples helps to know the lstrip Function.

# Python lStrip Method Example

Str1 = '  Tutorial Gateway'

Str2 = Str1.lstrip()
print('Stripping Whitespaces on Left using lStrip() is =', Str2)

# Observe the Original String
print('Converted String is =', Str1.lstrip())
print('Original String is =', Str1)

# Performing lStrip() function directly
Str3 = '00000000Tutorial Gateway00000000'.lstrip('0')
print("Stripping 0's on Left using lStrip() is =", Str3)

# Stripping Left Side
Str4 = '+++++*********Tutorial Gateway'.lstrip('+*')
print('Stripping + and * on Left using lStrip() is =', Str4)

OUTPUT

ANALYSIS

Here, we declared a String variable Str1 and assigned a text value

Str1 = '  Tutorial Gateway'

The below statement removes the empty spaces from the Left-hand side of String variable Str1 using lStrip function and prints the output.

Str2 = Str1.lstrip()
print('Stripping Whitespaces on Left using LStrip() is =', Str2)

The lStrip function in Python returns the output in a new string.

print('Converted String is =', Str1.lstrip())
print('Original String is =', Str1)

To modify the original String, write this lstrip statement

Str1 = Str1.lstrip()

The Python lstrip function only removes the specified characters from the left side of a string and omit right-hand side characters. Within the next statements, we have zeros on both sides. Moreover, see the above image that the lstrip function output is removing zeros from the Left-hand side only.

Str3 = '00000000Tutorial Gateway00000000'.lstrip('0')
print("Stripping 0's on Left using LStrip() is =", Str3)

Here, we used two characters to strip (+ and *) from the Left-hand side.

Str4 = '+++++*********Tutorial Gateway'.lstrip('+*')
print('Stripping + and * on Left using LStrip() is =', Str4)