DOC:GH34026

Author: Lesley

pandas/core/strings.py

@@ -2977,8 +2977,7 @@ def encode(self, encoding, errors="strict"):
     _shared_docs[
         "str_strip"
     ] = r"""
-    Remove leading and trailing characters.
-
+    
     Strip whitespaces (including newlines) or a set of specified characters
     from each string in the Series/Index from %(side)s.
     Equivalent to :meth:`str.%(method)s`.
@@ -3050,12 +3049,18 @@ def strip(self, to_strip=None):
     @Appender(_shared_docs["str_strip"] % dict(side="left side", method="lstrip"))
     @forbid_nonstring_types(["bytes"])
     def lstrip(self, to_strip=None):
+        """
+        Remove leading characters.
+        """
         result = str_strip(self._parent, to_strip, side="left")
         return self._wrap_result(result)
 
     @Appender(_shared_docs["str_strip"] % dict(side="right side", method="rstrip"))
     @forbid_nonstring_types(["bytes"])
     def rstrip(self, to_strip=None):
+        """
+        Remove trailing characters.
+        """
         result = str_strip(self._parent, to_strip, side="right")
         return self._wrap_result(result)