python remove first part of 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: remove first character of string python

r = "hello"
r = r[1:]
print(r) # ello