python strip whitespace code example

Example 1: python string trim

string ='   abc   '

# After removing leading whitespace
print(string.lstrip());
# Output: 'abc   '

# After removing trailing whitespace
print(string.rstrip());
# Output: '   abc'

# After removing all whitespace
print(string.strip());
# Output: 'abc'

Example 2: python remove whitespace from start of string

'     hello world!    '.strip()
'hello world!'


'     hello world!    '.lstrip()
'hello world!    '

'     hello world!    '.rstrip()
'    hello world!'

Example 3: remove spaces from string python

s = '  Hello   World     From  Pankaj  \t\n\r\t  Hi       There        '

>>> s.replace(" ", "")
'HelloWorldFromPankaj\t\n\r\tHiThere'

Example 4: python delete white spaces

sentence = ' hello  apple'
sentence.strip()
>>> 'hello  apple'

Example 5: remove all whitespace from string python

import re
s = '\n \t this is a string   with a lot of whitespace\t'
s = re.sub('\s+', '', s)

Example 6: python strip whitespace

s1 = '  abc  '

print(f'String =\'{s1}\'')

print(f'After Removing Leading Whitespaces String =\'{s1.lstrip()}\'')

print(f'After Removing Trailing Whitespaces String =\'{s1.rstrip()}\'')

print(f'After Trimming Whitespaces String =\'{s1.strip()}\'')