[New-bugs-announce] [issue26738] listname.strip does not work right if the name ends with an 'o'

[dileep k]

New submission from dileep k:

12:54:38 | ~ | #1 $ python -V
Python 2.7.6

12:54:41 | ~ | #2 $ python
Python 2.7.6 (default, Jun 22 2015, 17:58:13) 
[GCC 4.8.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

>>> 'media.log'.strip('.log')
'media'

>>> 'video.log'.strip('.log')
'vide'

>>> 

The output should have been 'video' instead of 'vide' !

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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 263203
nosy: dileep k
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: listname.strip does not work right if the name ends with an 'o'
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.7

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