Python String | lstrip() method

lstrip() method returns a copy of the string with leading characters removed (based on the string argument passed). If no argument is passed, it removes leading spaces.

Syntax: string.lstrip(characters)

Parameters:
characters [optional] : A set of characters to remove as leading characters.

Returns: Returns a copy of the string with leading characters stripped.

Code #1:

# Python3 program to demonstrate the use of   
# lstrip() method using default parameter 
    
# string which is to be stripped  
string = "   geeksforgeeks"
    
# Removes spaces from left.  
print(string.lstrip())   

Output:

geeksforgeeks

Code #2:

# Python3 program to demonstrate the use of   
# lstrip() method using optional parameters 
    
# string which is to be stripped  
string = "++++x...y!!z* geeksforgeeks"
  
# Removes given set of characters from left.  
print(string.lstrip("+.!*xyz"))   

Output:

geeksforgeeks

Code #3:

# string which is to be stripped  
string = "geeks for geeks"
  
# Argument doesn't contain leading 'g'  
# So, no characters are removed  
print(string.lstrip('ge')) 

Output:

ks for geeks

Code #4: Runtime Error

There is a runtime error when we try to strip anything except a string.

# Python3 program to demonstrate the use of  
# strip() method error  
  
string = " geeks for geeks "
list =[1, 2, 3]  
  
# prints the error message  
print(list.lstrip())  

Output:

print(list.lstrip()) 
AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'lstrip'

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