It is a method string in python that removes all the leading characters from the left side of the string. It uses space as a default leading value. Leading characters can be one or many.
Syntax:
string.lstrip(leading_characters)
Example 1:
s = ” CodeWindow “ x = s.lstrip() print(x)
Output:
CodeWindow
Explanation:
Here the leading character by default is space which has been removed from the left side of the original string.
Example 2:
s = “——-CodeWindow——–“ x = s.lstrip(“–“) print(x)
Output:
CodeWindow——–
Explanation:
Here the leading character is “–” which has been removed from the left side of the original string.
Example 3:
s = “…..,,,,sssooossssCodeWindow——–“ x = s.lstrip(“,.-so“) print(x)
Output:
CodeWindow——–
Explanation:
Here the leading characters that needs to be removed are “,” “.” “–” “s” “o”. These characters are removed from the left side of the string.
