[issue39939] PEP 616: Add str methods to remove prefix or suffix

[STINNER Victor]

STINNER Victor <vstinner at python.org> added the comment:

When, I even expect that some people use .strip() whereas their intent was to use .lstrip():

>>> "Python vs Monty Python".strip("Python")
' vs Monty '

Again, strip() is used with a string whereas the real intent was to use removesuffix() which didn't exist ;-)

A note should be added to lstrip(), strip() and rstrip() documentation to point to removeprefix() and/or removesuffix().

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