tabsdata.tableframe.expr.string.ExprStringNameSpace.strip_chars_start#

ExprStringNameSpace.strip_chars_start(characters: td_expr.IntoExpr = None) → td_expr.Expr[source]#

Trim string values from the start of the string.

Parameters:: characters – Characters to trim from start of the string. All starting characteres in the given string are removed, regardless the order. Default is whitespace.

Example:

>>> import tabsdata as td
>>>
>>> tf: td.TableFrame ...
>>>
>>> tf.select(td.col("a"), td.col("a")
      .str.strip_chars_start("abc").alias("strip_chars_start"))
>>>
┌───────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────┐
│ a                             ┆ strip_chars_start          │
│ ---                           ┆ ---                        │
│ str                           ┆ str                        │
╞═══════════════════════════════╪════════════════════════════╡
│ cba cd                        ┆  cd                        │
│    xy z                       ┆    xy z                    │
│ null                          ┆ null                       │
└───────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────┘