Python Tips: Cleaning Usernames with .rstrip() We can extract the username using .split(). However, the output still have unwanted numbers at the end. But don't worry. There is another method that can extract username by removing numbers at the end. .rstrip() method! How it works: The rstrip() method stands for "Right Strip". It scans the string from the right side and removes any characters that match the ones we provided in the brackets. It stops as soon as it hits a character that is NOT in our list. The Limitation: Keep in mind, rstrip() only works for characters at the end of the string. If your numbers are in the middle, we need a different approach. Which is: .isalpha() #Python #DataCleaning #CodingTips

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