Python string method lstrip
Strip a string from left
lstrip allows us to remove characters from
the left of a string.
s.lstrip([chars])
Removes leading whitespace from string s (or characters in chars if passed).
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badSentence = "\t\tThis sentence has problems. "
print "\nBad:\n" + badSentence
print "\nFixed:\n" + badSentence.lstrip('\t')
string1 = "\t \n This is a test string. \t\t \n"
print 'Original string: "%s"\n' % string1
print 'Using strip: "%s"\n' % string1.strip()
print 'Using left strip: "%s"\n' % string1.lstrip()
print 'Using right strip: "%s"\n' % string1.rstrip()
The code above generates the following result.
