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lstrip remove extra characters in the presence of a matching number #81295
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| BPO | 37114 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @tiran |
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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2019-05-31.12:43:05.660>
created_at = <Date 2019-05-31.12:40:18.278>
labels = ['type-bug', 'invalid']
title = 'lstrip remove extra characters in the presence of a matching number'
updated_at = <Date 2019-05-31.12:43:05.657>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/AkileshK'bugs.python.org fields:
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actor = 'christian.heimes'
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closer = 'christian.heimes'
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creation = <Date 2019-05-31.12:40:18.278>
creator = 'Akilesh K'
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'not a bug'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
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type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue37114'
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AkileshK commentedon May 31, 2019
When the argument to lstrip / strip has a number and it matches the string it begins to act different.
tiran commentedon May 31, 2019
It's not a bug. strip() does not work like you think. Please read the documentation https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html?highlight=strip#str.strip