diff --git a/tests/basics/string_strip.py b/tests/basics/string_strip.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/basics/string_strip.py
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+print("".strip())
+print(" \t\n\r\v\f".strip())
+print(" T E S T".strip())
+print("abcabc".strip("ce"))
+print("aaa".strip("b"))
+print("abc  efg ".strip("g a"))