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str.strip()

str.strip(characters)

Remove spaces at the beginning and at the end of the string.

Input:
characters : String, optional
A set of characters to remove as leading/trailing characters. Default is white space " ".
Returns:
String with removed leading and trailing space or specified characters.
Return Type:
String

"     panda     ".strip()

"panda"

# The 'y' in 'baby' does not get stripped since its in the middle.
"...baby panda?! ".strip(".?! y")

"panda"


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