> strip(...) > S.strip([chars]) -> string or unicode > > Return a copy of the string S with leading and trailing > whitespace removed. > If chars is given and not None, remove characters in chars instead. > If chars is unicode, S will be converted to unicode before stripping
You can get this text on the interpreter by doing help(str.strip) or help(''.strip). There is even an interactive help you can access by doing help(). I find it very useful, although usefulness varies with 3rd party code. Ramit Ramit Prasad | JPMorgan Chase Investment Bank | Currencies Technology 712 Main Street | Houston, TX 77002 work phone: 713 - 216 - 5423 -- This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor