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Python - remove last n characters from string
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In this article, we would like to show you how to remove last n characters from the string in Python.
Quick solution:
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string = string[:len(string) - n]or:
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string = string[:-n]
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string[start_index: end_index]Where:
start_index- index position, from where it will start fetching the characters (default value is0),end_index- index position, where it will end fetching the characters (default value is end of the string),
We also use len() function to get the string length.
In this example, we use slicing with positive indexing to remove the last n characters from a string.
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string = "ABCDE"2
n = 33
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print("String before:", string)5
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string = string[:len(string) - n]8
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print("String after: ", string)Output:
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String before: ABCDE2
String after: ABIn this example, we use slicing with negative indexing to remove the last n characters from a string.
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string = "ABCDE"2
n = 33
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print("String before:", string)5
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# remove last n characters from a string7
string = string[:-n]8
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print("String after: ", string)Output:
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String before: ABCDE2
String after: AB