lstrip() — Python Technical Interview Questions & Answers

lstrip()

lstrip()

  • lstrip is a string helper. You call it on text like "Asha" or "banana". It gives a new string (or a number/True-False). The old string does not change unless you assign the result back.
  • lstrip() — output: Asha (left spaces gone).
  • Fresher trap: writing s.lstrip() and expecting s to update. Strings are immutable. Write s = s.lstrip(...) if you need the new value (when it returns a string).

Technical Interview Tip: Call lstrip on one real word and say what prints.

Code Examples for lstrip()

Example

# lstrip()
print("  Asha".lstrip())

lstrip() — output: Asha (left spaces gone).

How to Explain lstrip() to an Interviewer

Explain lstrip() as if you are teaching a junior — definition, then one tiny script.

lstrip works on str. lstrip usually returns a new string.

What does the example print, and why?

lstrip() — output: Asha (left spaces gone)

What mistake do freshers make with lstrip()?

lstrip does not change the original string in place.