rstrip() — Python Technical Interview Questions & Answers

rstrip()

rstrip()

  • rstrip 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.
  • rstrip() — output: Asha.
  • Fresher trap: writing s.rstrip() and expecting s to update. Strings are immutable. Write s = s.rstrip(...) if you need the new value (when it returns a string).

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

Code Examples for rstrip()

Example

# rstrip()
print("Asha  ".rstrip())

rstrip() — output: Asha.

How to Explain rstrip() to an Interviewer

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

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

What does the example print, and why?

rstrip() — output: Asha

What mistake do freshers make with rstrip()?

rstrip does not change the original string in place.