PracticeLevel 5: AlgorithmsEx 124. Call the same method
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Level 5Exercise #124

Call the same method

Strip whitespace from each string using methodcaller and map.

What you’ll practice

This Level 5 exercise focuses on operator.methodcaller in the Algorithms curriculum. Solve the challenge prompt above using clear, idiomatic Python and the relevant language or standard-library tools.

Relevant Python reference: all(), operator — Standard operators as functions.

Sample Test Cases

Example #1
Input:strip_all([' a ',' b'])
Output:['a','b']

Further Reading

Reference Solution

Reveal Reference Solution
def strip_all(values: list[str]) -> list[str]:
from operator import methodcaller
return list(map(methodcaller('strip'), values))
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solution.py· Python 3.11 WASM