No, this is exactly the common coding mistake removeprefix/suffix is here to adress. The strip() family removes all characters in the string you pass, so it rem

No, this is exactly the common coding mistake removeprefix/suffix is here to adress. The strip() family removes all characters in the string you pass, so it removes not just "prefix" but also "efix", "prefixix" and "effxpixpefiii".