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Python strip string method is one of the String methods. This Python strip function is used to remove the specified characters from both the Right-hand side and Left-hand side of a string (By default, White spaces) and returns a new string.

Before we get into the example, the basic syntax of the Python strip string function is as shown below:

String_Value.strip(Chars)
  • String_Value: Please select the valid string literal.
  • Chars: This parameter is optional, and if you Omit this, Python strip Function will consider the white spaces as a default parameter. To change the default value, Please specify the Characters you want to strip from a string.

TIP: The strip function is the combination of Python rstrip and Python lstrip functions

Python strip function Example

The following set of examples will help you understand the strip() Function in Python.

# Strip Method Example

Str1 = '  Tutorial Gateway  ';

Str2 = Str1.strip()
print('Stripping White spaces using Strip() is =', Str2)

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

# Performing Strip() function directly
Str3 = '00000000Tutorial Gateway00000000'.strip('0')
print("Stripping 0's using Strip() is =", Str3)

Str4 = '+++++Tutorial Gateway****'.strip('+*')
print('Stripping + and * on both sides using Strip() is =', Str4)

# Stripping Left Side
Str5 = '***********Tutorial Gateway'.strip('*')
print('Stripping Left Side using Strip() is =', Str5)

# Stripping Right Side
Str6 = 'Tutorial Gateway========='.strip('=')
print('Stripping Right Side using Strip() is =', Str6)

OUTPUT

Python Strip

ANALYSIS

In this Python strip string example, First we declared the String variable Str1 and assigned corresponding value using following statement

Str1 = '  Tutorial Gateway  ';

The following statement will remove the white spaces from both the Left & Right hand side of String variable Str1 using Strip() function and prints the output

Str2 = Str1.strip()
print('Stripping White spaces using Strip() is =', Str2)

The String strip function will return the output in new string, instead of altering the original string. Following statements will show you the same

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

From the above screenshot you can observe that, the original string Str1 is unchanged. If you want to change the original String then, you can write the following statement

Str1 = Str1.strip()

The Python strip function will allow us to use parameters. Within the following statements we have zeros on both sides and we are passing ‘0’ as the argument to strip() function, means it will remove zeros from both sides

Str3 = '00000000Tutorial Gateway00000000'.strip('0')
print("Stripping 0's using Strip() is =", Str3)

Here, we used two characters to strip (+ and *)

Str4 = '+++++Tutorial Gateway****'.strip('+*')
print('Stripping + and * on both sides using Strip() is =', Str4)

Stripping only left hand side of a given string using strip() function (Acting like lstrip() function)

Str5 = '***********Tutorial Gateway'.strip('*')
print('Stripping Left Side using Strip() is =', Str5)

Stripping only Right hand side of the string using strip function (Acting like rstrip() function)

Str6 = 'Tutorial Gateway========='.strip('=')
print('Stripping Right Side using Strip() is =', Str6)