Strip()

import re

str = "!!!!!!!!!Haha!!!"

#['  Haha  ']





def sudo_strip(string, arg2 = ' '):
    stripRegex = re.compile(r'{0}+(.*){1}+$'.format(arg2, arg2))
    mo = stripRegex.findall(string)
    print(mo[0])
    s2Regex = re.compile(r'(.*)' + re.escape(arg2) + r'+')
    om = s2Regex.findall(mo[0])
    print(om[0])
    s3Regex = re.compile(r'(.*)' + re.escape(arg2) + r'+')
    ro = s3Regex.findall(om[0])
    print(ro[0])


sudo_strip(str, '!')