quick question

[Steve Holden]

Leeds, Mark wrote:
> I have a string variable say “8023     “ and
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> I want to get rid of the beginning
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> And ending quotes.
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> I’ve tried different things
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> But haven’t had any success.
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> I’m definitely a python hacker and
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> Not an expert. Thanks.
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  >>> x = '"This is a quoted string"'
  >>> print x
"This is a quoted string"
  >>> print x[1:-1]
This is a quoted string
  >>>

regards
  Steve