The Python rstrip method is used to remove the specified characters from the Right hand side of a string. By default, the rstrip function removes trailing whitespace characters and returns a new string. The syntax of the rstrip in Python Programming Language is
String_Value.rstrip(Chars)
- Chars: If we Omit this, the rstrip function recognizes the white spaces as a default parameter. To modify, specify the Characters to strip from the string in Python.
Python rstrip Example
The rstrip method returns a copy of the string with trailing characters removed from the string. The following set of examples helps to understand this function.
Str1 = 'Tutorial Gateway '
Str2 = Str1.rstrip()
print('Stripping White sapces on Right Side using RStrip() is =', Str2)
# Observe the Original String
print('Converted String is =', Str1.rstrip())
print('Original String is =', Str1)
# Performing it directly
Str3 = '00000000Tutorial Gateway00000000'.rstrip('0')
print("Stripping 0's on Right Side using RStrip() is =", Str3)
# Stripping Left Side
Str4 = 'Tutorial Gateway+++++*********'.rstrip('+*')
print('Stripping + and * on Right Side using RStrip() is =', Str4)
It removes the white spaces from the Right side of String variable Str1 using the rstrip function and prints the output
Str2 = Str1.rstrip()
print('Stripping White spaces on Right Side using RStrip() is =', Str2)
It returns the output in a new string, instead of altering the original string.
print('Converted String is =', Str1.rstrip())
print('Original String is =', Str1)
To change the original String, write the following rstrip statement
Str1 = Str1.rstrip()
The rstrip in Python only removes the given characters from the Right side of a string and omit Left-hand side characters.
Within the following Python statements, we have zeros on both sides. However, see that the rstrip function removed zeros from the Right-hand side only.
Str3 = '00000000Tutorial Gateway00000000'.rstrip('0')
print("Stripping 0's on Right Side using RStrip() is =", Str3)
In this String function example code, we used two characters to strip (+ and *) from the Right hand side.
Str4 = 'Tutorial Gateway+++++*********'.rstrip('+*')
print('Stripping + and * on Right Side using RStrip() is =', Str4)
