python trim 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: 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 3: trimming spaces in string python

a = "      yo!      "
b = a.strip() # this will remove the white spaces that are leading and trailing

Example 4: python trim whitespace from end of string

>>> "    xyz     ".rstrip()
'    xyz'

Example 5: strip whitespace python

>>> s.strip()
'Hello  World   From Pankaj \t\n\r\tHi There'

Example 6: python string remove whitespace

' sss d ssd s'.replace(" ", "")
# output: 'sssdssds'