python remove first characters from string code example

Example 1: how to remove first letter of a string python

s = "hello"
print s[1:]

Example 2: remove first character from string python

s = ":dfa:sif:e"
print(s[1:])

prints:
  dfa:sif:e

Example 3: how to remove first few characters from string in python

a_string = "abcde"

sliced = a_string[2:]
Remove first 2 characters

print(sliced)