Steven D'Aprano <steve+pyt...@pearwood.info> added the comment:

the argument to string.strip (also lstrip and rstrip) is not an exact substring 
to remove, but a set of characters to remove:

py> 'zyxzz1234'.strip('xyz')
'1234'

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nosy: +steven.daprano
resolution:  -> not a bug
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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