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+title: How do I trim whitespace from a string in Python?
+type: question
+tags: python,string
+authors: maciv
+cover: blog_images/organizer.jpg
+excerpt: Oftentimes you might need to trim whitespace from a string in Python. Learn of three different way to do this in this short guide.
+firstSeen: 2021-12-13T05:00:00-04:00
+---
+
+When working with Python strings, a pretty common question is how to trim whitespace from a string. Whitespace characters are the space (` `), tab (`\t`), newline (`\n`), and carriage return characters (`\r`). Here are 3 different methods to trim whitespace from a string in Python.
+
+### Remove leading and trailing whitespace characters
+
+Use the `str.strip()` method to remove whitespace characters from both the beginning and end of a string.
+
+```py
+'  Hello  '.strip()    # 'Hello'
+```
+
+### Remove leading whitespace characters
+
+Leading whitespace characters are the whitespace characters at the start of a string. To remove them, use the `str.lstrip()` method.
+
+```py
+'  Hello  '.lstrip()   # 'Hello  '
+```
+
+### Remove trailing whitespace characters
+
+Trailing whitespace characters are the whitespace characters at the end of a string. To remove them, use the `str.rstrip()` method.
+
+```py
+'  Hello  '.rstrip()   # '  Hello'
+```