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How do I trim white space in Python?

string_var = "  \t a string example\n\t\r  "
print(string_var)
 
string_var = string_var.lstrip()  # trim white space from left
print(string_var)
 
string_var = "  \t a string example\t  "
string_var = string_var.rstrip()  # trim white space from right
print(string_var)
 
string_var = "  \t a string example\t  "
string_var = string_var.strip()  # trim white space from both side
print(string_var)
Sample output of above program.
  	 a string example
 
 
a string example
 
 
a string example
a string example