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The rstrip() method removes trailing whitespace characters from a string. We can also specify custom characters to remove from end of string.

Let’s take an example to remove whitespace from the ends of a string.

Python
s = "Hello Python!   " res = s.rstrip() print(res) 

Output
Hello Python! 

Syntax of rstrip() Method

s.rstrip(chars)

  • s: The input string
  • chars (optional): A set of characters to remove as trailing characters

Table of Content

  • Syntax of rstrip() Method
  • Examples of rstrip() Method
    • Remove trailing whitespaces
    • Remove Custom Characters
    • Remove Newline Characters
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Python rstrip() Method

Examples of rstrip() Method

Remove Trailing Whitespaces

Python
s = "   Hello Python!     " res = s.rstrip() print(res) 

Output
   Hello Python! 

Remove Custom Characters

If we have a string with various characters that we want to remove from end of the string.

Python
s = '  ##*#Hello Python!#**##  '  # removes all occurrences of '#', '*', and ' '  # from the end of string res = s.rstrip('#* ') print(res) 

Output
  ##*#Hello Python! 

Notes:

  • rstrip(‘#* ‘) removes any #, *, and spaces from the end of string.
  • It stops stripping characters from the end of string once it encounters a character that are not in the specified set of characters.

Remove Newline Characters

We can also remove the trailing newline characters (\n) from a string.

Python
s = '\nHello Python!\n'  # Removing newline characters # from the end of string res = s.rstrip()  print(res) 

Output
Hello Python! 

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