The rstrip() method in Python is a string method that removes any trailing whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, newlines) from the right end of a string. It returns a new string with the whitespace characters removed.
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| chars | (optional) A string specifying the set of characters to be removed from the right end of the string. If not provided, all trailing whitespaces are removed. |
Return Values
The rstrip() method returns a new string with trailing whitespace or specified characters removed.
How to Use rstrip() in Python
The rstrip() method removes any trailing characters (characters at the end) from a string. It takes an optional argument specifying the character to remove. If no argument is provided, it will remove whitespace characters by default.
'hello '.rstrip()The rstrip() method can be used to remove specific characters from the end of a string. In this example, we remove all trailing '!' characters.
'string!!!'.rstrip('!')Using rstrip() with a variable to remove specific characters from the end of a string. This example removes all trailing '0' characters.
my_string = '12345000'
print(my_string.rstrip('0'))