Remove leading and trailing slash / in python

PythonDjangoPathStrip

Python Problem Overview

I am using request.path to return the current URL in Django, and it is returning /get/category.

I need it as get/category (without leading and trailing slash).

How can I do this?

Python Solutions

Solution 1 - Python

>>> "/get/category".strip("/")
'get/category'

strip() is the proper way to do this.

Solution 2 - Python

def remove_lead_and_trail_slash(s):
    if s.startswith('/'):
        s = s[1:]
    if s.endswith('/'):
        s = s[:-1]
    return s

Unlike str.strip(), this is guaranteed to remove at most one of the slashes on each side.

Solution 3 - Python

Another one with regular expressions:

>>> import re
>>> s = "/get/category"
>>> re.sub("^/|/$", "", s)
'get/category'

Solution 4 - Python

you can try:

"/get/category".strip("/")

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