striphtml.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

def stripTags(dirtyStr):
    ret = []
    level = 0
    for char in dirtyStr:
        if char == "<":
            level += 1
        if level == 0:
            ret.append(char)
        if char == ">":
            level = max(level-1, 0)

    return "".join(ret)