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strip_leading_zeros

Removes leading zeros from a string representation of a number while ensuring that at least one digit remains if the value is zero.

def strip_leading_zeros(
s: string
) - > string

Removes leading zeros from a numeric string to ensure it is formatted as a standard integer representation.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
sstringThe numeric string to be processed for leading zero removal.

Returns

TypeDescription
stringThe numeric string without leading zeros, or "0" if the input consisted only of zeros.