In Python strings can be trimmed using the following three functions:
- strip(): returns a new string after removing any leading and trailing whitespaces including tabs (\t).
- rstrip(): returns a new string with trailing whitespace removed. It’s easier to remember as removing white spaces from “right” side of the string.
- lstrip(): returns a new string with leading whitespace removed, or removing whitespaces from the “left” side of the string.
Equivalent of C#'s Trim() funciton is strip().
str = ' abc '
>>> str.strip()
'abc'
>>> str.rstrip()
' abc'
>>> str.lstrip()
'abc '