Python String lstrip() Method

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Description

The method lstrip() returns a copy of the string in which all chars have been stripped from the beginning of the string (default whitespace characters).

Syntax

Following is the syntax for lstrip() method −

str.lstrip([chars])

Parameters

• chars − You can supply what chars have to be trimmed.

Return Value

This method returns a copy of the string in which all chars have been stripped from the beginning of the string (default whitespace characters).

Example

The following example shows the usage of lstrip() method.

Live Demo

#!/usr/bin/python

str = "     this is string example....wow!!!     ";
print str.lstrip()
str = "88888888this is string example....wow!!!8888888";
print str.lstrip('8')

When we run above program, it produces following result −

this is string example....wow!!!
this is string example....wow!!!8888888

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