title: Python : Correct way to strip <p> and </p> from string?
body: <p>I want to strip out <code>&lt;p&gt;</code> and <code>&lt;/p&gt;</code> from a string (lets say <code>s</code>).</p>
  
  <p>Right now I am doing this :</p>
  
  <pre><code>s.strip('"&lt;p&gt;""&lt;/p&gt;"')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am not really sure if what I am doing is correct, but this has been effective enough with most of the strings that I have used.</p>
  
  <p>Except, I still get the following string : <code>Here goes..&lt;/p&gt;</code></p>
  
  <p>Is there any other effective way to strip? It does not need to fast or efficient. I need something effective that get's the work done.</p>
  
  <h3>Test Case</h3>
  
  <p>Let's say:<br>
  <code>s="&lt;p&gt;Here goes..&lt;/p&gt;"</code></p>
  
  <p>After performing the necessary operations on <code>s</code>, <code>print s</code> should give :<br>
  <code>Here goes..</code></p>