remove the first character of a string python code example

Example 1: python remove first and last character from string

string = string[1:-1]

Example 2: how to remove first letter of a string python

s = "hello"
print s[1:]

Example 3: remove first character from string python

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

prints:
  dfa:sif:e