Python String Method – lstrip()

lstrip() method –

The lstrip() method removes all the leading characters specified in the argument from the left and returns a copy of the string.

syntax –

string.lstrip([chars])

chars( optional) – Characters to be removed from the beginning of the string. By default if no characters are provided then python removes the all the leading white spaces from the left.

Examples –

In [1]: string1 = '    python   ' 

In [2]: string1.lstrip()
Out[2]: 'python   '

In [3]: string2 = 'python3'

In [4]: string2.lstrip('py')
Out[4]: 'thon3'

In [5]: string3 = '****python3****'

In [6]: string3.lstrip('*')
Out[6]: 'python3****'

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