Python: Remove the first and last elements from a given string

Python Basic - 1: Exercise-123 with Solution

Write a Python program to remove the first and last elements from a given string.

Sample Solution-1:

Python Code:

def test(str):
    return str if len(str) < 3 else str[1:-1]
str = "PHP"
print("Original string: ",str)
print("Removing the first and last elements from the said string: ",test(str))
str = "Python"
print("\nOriginal string: ",str)
print("Removing the first and last elements from the said string: ",test(str))
str = "JavaScript"
print("\nOriginal string: ",str)
print("Removing the first and last elements from the said string: ",test(str))

Sample Output:

Original string:  PHP
Removing the first and last elements from the said string:  H

Original string:  Python
Removing the first and last elements from the said string:  ytho

Original string:  JavaScript
Removing the first and last elements from the said string:  avaScrip

Flowchart:

Sample Solution-2:

Python Code:

def test(str):
    return str[1:-1] if len(str) > 2 else str
str = "PHP"
print("Original string: ",str)
print("Removing the first and last elements from the said string: ",test(str))
str = "Python"
print("\nOriginal string: ",str)
print("Removing the first and last elements from the said string: ",test(str))
str = "JavaScript"
print("\nOriginal string: ",str)
print("Removing the first and last elements from the said string: ",test(str))

Sample Output:

Original string:  PHP
Removing the first and last elements from the said string:  H

Original string:  Python
Removing the first and last elements from the said string:  ytho

Original string:  JavaScript
Removing the first and last elements from the said string:  avaScrip

Flowchart:

Python Code Editor:

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