#!/usr/bin/python

# strings for testing
my_string1=" Red Hat Linux "
my_string2=" CentOS"
my_string3="Debian "
my_string4="Ubuntu Linux"

my_string_list = [my_string1, my_string2, my_string3, my_string4]

##-- Various Methods to Normalize Your Strings Prior to Comparison --##
for string in my_string_list:
  # Original String
  print("Original string: " + string)

  # Convert to all lowercase
  print("String all lowercase: " + string.lower())

  # Convert to all uppercase
  print("String all uppercase: " + string.upper())

  # Strip all white spaces from the left
  print("Left strip white spaces: " + string.lstrip())

  # Strip all white paces from the right
  print("Right strip white spaces: " + string.rstrip())

  # Strip both left and right spaces
  print("Strip both left and right white spaces: " + string.strip())