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strip() is an inbuilt function in Python programming language that returns a copy of the string with both leading and trailing characters ... 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Iftheoptionalcharsparameterisnotgiven,allleading andtrailingwhitespacesareremovedfromthestring. ReturnValue: Returnsacopyofthestringwithbothleadingandtrailingcharactersremoved.Python3#Python3programtodemonstratetheuseof#strip()method  string="""   geeksforgeeks   """ #printsthestringwithoutstrippingprint(string) #printsthestringbyremovingleadingandtrailingwhitespacesprint(string.strip())   #printsthestringbyremovinggeeksprint(string.strip('geeks'))Output: geeksforgeeks geeksforgeeks for Python3#PythonProgramtodemonstrateuseofstrip()method str1='geeksforgeeks'#Printthestringwithoutstripping.print(str1) #Stringwhosesetofcharactersaretobe#removefromoriginalstringatbothitsends.str2='ekgs' #Printstringafterstrippingstr2fromstr1atbothitsend.print(str1.strip(str2))Output: geeksforgeeks for Workingofabovecode: Wefirstconstructastringstr1=‘geeksforgeeks’ Nowwecallstripmethodoverstr1andpassstr2=‘ekgs’asargument. Nowpythoninterpretertracestr1fromleft.Itremovethecharacterofstr1ifitispresentinstr2. Otherwiseitstopstracing. Nowpythoninterpretertracestr1fromright.Itremovethecharacterofstr1ifitispresentinstr2. Otherwiseitstoptracing. Nowatlastitreturnstheresultantstring.Whenwecallstrip()withoutargument,itremovesleadingandtrailingspaces.  Python3#PythonProgramtodemonstrateuseofstrip()methodwithoutanyargumentstr1="""   geeksforgeeks   """ #Printthestringwithoutstripping.print(str1) #Printstringafterremovingallleading#andtrailingwhitespaces.print(str1.strip())Input: geeksforgeeks Output: geeksforgeeksPracticalapplication: Givenastringremoveoccurrenceofword“the”fromthebeginningandtheend.  Python#Python3programtodemonstratethepracticalapplication#strip()  string="theKinghasthelargestarmyintheentireworldthe" #printsthestringafterremovingthefrombeginningandendprint(string.strip("the"))Input: theKinghasthelargestarmyintheentireworldthe Output: Kinghasthelargestarmyintheentireworld MyPersonalNotes arrow_drop_upSave LikePreviousPython|Stringstartswith()Next Pythonstring|swapcase()RecommendedArticlesPage:11,Jan1815,Jul1601,Sep2016,Jan1912,Sep1810,Apr2024,Nov2015,Mar2130,Oct1926,Nov1911,Dec1910,Feb2018,Feb2013,Jul2010,Jul2014,Aug2029,Aug2030,Aug1810,May1911,Nov1723,Nov1725,Mar2109,Nov2022,Nov19ArticleContributedBy:Striver@StriverVotefordifficultyCurrentdifficulty: EasyEasy Normal Medium Hard ExpertImprovedBy:Vishalmastakkucoder123preetishneema312simranarora5sosgabaa406ArticleTags:python-stringPythonPracticeTags:pythonReportIssueWritingcodeincomment? 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