Python: Trim white spaces

Below tables summarizes the methods used to trim whitespaces.

 

Method	Description
lstrip()	Strip whitespace from the left side of the string
rstrip()	Strip whitespace from the right side of the string
strip()	Strip whitespace from both left and right side of the string

 

trim.py

message = "    Hello World    "

ltrim_str = message.lstrip()
rtrim_str = message.rstrip()
trim_str = message.strip()

print(f"{ltrim_str}, {rtrim_str}, {trim_str}.")

 

Output

$python3 trim.py 
Hello World    ,     Hello World, Hello World.

 

 

  

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