Python - Remove after substring in String

Last Updated : 17 Jan, 2025

Removing everything after a specific substring in a string involves locating the substring and then extracting only the part of the string that precedes it. For example we are given a string s="Hello, this is a sample string" we need to remove the part of string after a particular substring including the part of substring suppose the given substring is "sample" so we need to remove the part from the substring from the string so the output string will become "Hello, this is a". This can be done using methods like find(), split() or partition()

Using split()

We can use the split() method to split the string at the desired substring and keep only the part before it.

Python

s = "Hello, this is a sample string."
substring = "sample"

# Split the string at the substring and take the first part
result = s.split(substring)[0]

print(result)

Output

Hello, this is a

Explanation:

Split(substring) method splits the string s into a list at each occurrence of the substring "sample".
Indexing with [0], the code retrieves the part of the string before the substring, resulting in "Hello, this is a "

Using find() and String Slicing

Using find() to locate the position of the substring and then slice the string to get everything before that position.

Python

s = "Hello, this is a sample string."
substring = "sample"

# Find the position of the substring and slice the string
pos = s.find(substring)
if pos != -1:
    result = s[:pos]  # Everything before the substring
else:
    result = s  # If the substring is not found, keep the original string

print(result)

Output

Hello, this is a

Explanation:

Find(substring) method locates the starting position of the substring "sample" within the string s. If found, it returns the index; otherwise, it returns -1.
Substring is found, the string is sliced up to the position of the substring, extracting everything before it. If not found, the original string is kept intact.

Using partition()

partition() method divides the string into three parts: the part before the substring, the substring itself, and the part after. We can discard the part after the substring.

Python

s = "Hello, this is a sample string."
substring = "sample"

# Partition the string at the substring and keep only the first part
result = s.partition(substring)[0]

print(result)  # Output: Hello, this is a

Output

Hello, this is a

Explanation:

Partition(substring) method splits the string into a tuple containing three parts: the part before the substring, the substring itself, and the part after.
Indexing with [0], the code retrieves the portion of the string before the substring, resulting in "Hello, this is a ".