Python String removeprefix() Method
The Python string removeprefix() method is used to remove a specified prefix from the beginning of a string.
If the string starts with the specified prefix, the method removes the prefix from the string and returns the modified string. If the string does not start with the specified prefix, the method returns the original string unchanged.
Syntax
Following is the basic syntax of the Python String removeprefix() method −
string.removeprefix(prefix)
Parameter
This method accepts a string as a parameter that specifies the prefix to be removed from the beginning of the string.
Return Value
The method returns a new string with the specified prefix removed from the beginning.
Example
In the following example, we are removing the prefix "Hello " from the string "text" using the removeprefix() method −
text = "Hello World"
result = text.removeprefix("Hello ")
print(result)
Output
The output obtained is as follows −
World
Example
This example shows that if the given prefix does not exist in the specified string, the original string is returned without any modifications −
text = "World"
result = text.removeprefix("Hello ")
print(result)
Output
Following is the output of the above code −
World
Example
The removeprefix() method, by default, performs a case-sensitive removal. In this instance, the method does not remove the prefix "hello " from the string "text" and returns the original string instead −
text = "HELLO World"
result = text.removeprefix("hello ")
print(result)
Output
The result produced is as shown below −
HELLO World
Example
Now, we are removing the numeric prefix "12345" from the string "text" −
text = "12345World"
result = text.removeprefix("12345")
print(result)
Output
We get the output as shown below −
World